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CFR	Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to ESA

Title 29

Labor

Chapter I

Office of the Secretary of Labor

Part 6

Rules of Practice for Administrative Proceedings Enforcing Labor Standards In Federal and Federally Assisted Construction Contracts and Federal Service Contracts

Subpart B

Enforcement Proceedings Under the Service Contract Act (and Under the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act for Contracts Subject to the Service Contract Act)

• Section Number: 6.16
• Section Name: Answers.

    (a) Within 30 days after the service of the complaint the respondent 
shall file an answer with the Chief Administrative Law Judge. The answer 
shall be signed by the respondent or his/her attorney.
    (b) The answer shall (1) contain a statement of the facts which 
constitute the grounds of defense, and shall specifically admit, 
explain, or deny each
of the allegations of the complaint unless the respondent is without 
knowledge, in which case the answer shall so state; or (2) state that 
the respondent admits all of the allegations of the complaint. The 
answer may contain a waiver of hearing. Failure to file an answer to or 
plead specifically to any allegation of the complaint shall constitute 
an admission of such allegation.
    (c) Failure to file an answer shall constitute grounds for waiver of 
hearing and entry of a default judgment unless respondent shows good 
cause for such failure to file. In preparing the decision of default 
judgment the Administrative Law Judge shall adopt as findings of fact 
the material facts alleged in the complaint and shall order the 
appropriate relief and/or sanctions.