{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-18.20","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 18.20","heading":"Parties to a proceeding.","body":"A party seeking original relief or action is designated a complainant, claimant or plaintiff, as appropriate. A party against whom relief or other action is sought is designated a respondent or defendant, as appropriate. When participating in a proceeding, the applicable Department of Labor's agency is a party or party-in-interest.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Labor","PART 18—RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS BEFORE THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"be23ee67ec4b19689adf8b98c9f3e6db9584c8838aa49297db5adb5c89b3dc18","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-18.17","next":"us/29-cfr-18.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}