{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-458.79","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 458.79","heading":"Burden of proof.","body":"In a hearing concerning an alleged violation of § 458.2 (Bill of rights of members of labor organizations) or § 458.37 (Prohibition of certain discipline), the complainant shall have the burden of proving the allegations of the complaint by a preponderance of the evidence. In a hearing concerning an alleged violation of §§ 458.26-458.30, the Chief, DOE shall have the burden of proving the allegations of the complaint by a preponderance of the evidence. In a hearing concerning an alleged violation of other standards of conduct matters, the District Director shall have the burden of proving the allegations of the complaint by a preponderance of the evidence.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER IV—OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER B—STANDARDS OF CONDUCT","PART 458—STANDARDS OF CONDUCT","Subpart C—Hearing and Related Matters"],"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":"50668b75ddf67ae61e8eaabc0a3ffd743530d24d2352c4ebdd2e4bdc8e277f78","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-458.78","next":"us/29-cfr-458.80"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}