{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-382.119","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 382.119","heading":"Stand-down waiver provision.","body":"(a) Employers are prohibited from standing employees down, except consistent with a waiver from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as required under this section.\n(b) An employer subject to this part who seeks a waiver from the prohibition against standing down an employee before the MRO has completed the verification process shall follow the procedures in 49 CFR 40.21. The employer must send a written request, which includes all of the information required by that section to the Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.\n(c) The final decision whether to grant or deny the application for a waiver will be made by the Administrator or the Administrator's designee.\n(d) After a decision is signed by the Administrator or the Administrator's designee, the employer will be sent a copy of the decision, which will include the terms and conditions for the waiver or the reason for denying the application for a waiver.\n(e) Questions regarding waiver applications should be directed to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Safety Programs (MC-SS), 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER III—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS","PART 382—CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND ALCOHOL USE AND TESTING","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"bc9b1d755f84f903f0f3e5af5f4b359b25d58fc77d47c441ef1da031c302a89a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-382.117","next":"us/49-cfr-382.121"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}