{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-22.24","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 22.24","heading":"Protective order.","body":"(a) A party or a prospective witness or deponent may file a motion for a protective order with respect to discovery sought by an opposing party or with respect to the hearing, seeking to limit the availability or disclosure of evidence.\n(b) In issuing a protective order, the ALJ may make any order which justice requires to protect a party or person from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense, including one or more of the following:\n(1) That the discovery not be had;\n(2) That the discovery may be had only on specified terms and conditions, including a designation of the time or place;\n(3) That the discovery may be had only through a method of discovery other than that requested;\n(4) That certain matters not be inquired into, or that the scope of discovery be limited to certain matters;\n(5) That discovery be conducted with no one present except persons designated by the ALJ;\n(6) That the contents of discovery or evidence be sealed;\n(7) That a deposition after being sealed be opened only by order of the ALJ;\n(8) That a trade secret or other confidential research, development, commercial information, or facts pertaining to any criminal investigation, proceeding, or other administrative investigation not be disclosed or be disclosed only in a designated way; or\n(9) That the parties simultaneously file specified documents or information enclosed in sealed envelopes to be opened as directed by the ALJ.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Labor","PART 22—PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT OF 1986"],"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":"b08bc2d7179b57be74826f1d2f9a3e73b1b5a88588208c22b00a57a3c2eb2c7b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-22.23","next":"us/29-cfr-22.25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}