{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-18.71","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 18.71","heading":"Approval of settlement or consent findings.","body":"(a) Motion for approval of settlement agreement. When the applicable statute or regulation requires it, the parties must submit a settlement agreement for the judge's review and approval.\n(b) Motion for consent findings and order. Parties may file a motion to accept and adopt consent findings. Any agreement that contains consent findings and an order that disposes of all or part of a matter must include:\n(1) A statement that the order has the same effect as one made after a full hearing;\n(2) A statement that the order is based on a record that consists of the paper that began the proceeding (such as a complaint, order of reference, or notice of administrative determination), as it may have been amended, and the agreement;\n(3) A waiver of any further procedural steps before the judge; and\n(4) A waiver of any right to challenge or contest the validity of the order entered into in accordance with the agreement.","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":"8efdfc5d85ed5a1dd1884580d40a79cf04c19a41af3a37b9aea80718ea9ef310","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-18.70","next":"us/29-cfr-18.72"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}