{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-18.43","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 18.43","heading":"Consolidation; separate hearings.","body":"(a) Consolidation. If separate proceedings before the Office of the Administrative Law Judges involve a common question of law or fact, a judge may:\n(1) Join for hearing any or all matters at issue in the proceedings;\n(2) Consolidate the proceedings; or\n(3) Issue any other orders to avoid unnecessary cost or delay.\n(b) Separate hearings. For convenience, to avoid prejudice, or to expedite and economize, the judge may order a separate hearing of one or more issues.","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":"f8f76db64f5f90af94da6cdef4a47d53801da1f93e3526ee5cb4dc849d34d33b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-18.42","next":"us/29-cfr-18.44"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}