Regulations last checked for updates: May 03, 2025

Title 29 - Labor last revised: Apr 30, 2025
§ 2700.6 - Signing of documents.

(a) Signature. All documents filed with the Commission must be signed by a party or representative of the party.

(1) Documents not filed by electronic transmission. A party or representative of the party shall sign a document by handwritten signature.

(2) Documents filed by electronic transmission. (i) A party or representative of the party may sign a document by including the notation “/s/” followed by the typewritten name of the party or representative of the party filing the document.

(ii) A party or representative of the party may sign a document by including a graphical duplicate of the handwritten signature.

(b) Meaning of signature. A document or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form. When a party or representative of the party signs a document in the manner described in paragraph (a) of this section, that person's signature shall constitute a certification:

(1) That under the provisions of the law, including these rules and all federal conflict of interest statutes, the person is authorized and qualified to represent the particular party in the matter; and

(2) That the person has read the document; that based on knowledge, information, and belief formed after reasonable inquiry it is well grounded in fact and is warranted by existing law or a good faith argument for extension, modification, or reversal of existing law; and that it is not interposed for any improper purpose, such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation.

[90 FR 5619, Jan. 17, 2025]
authority: 30 U.S.C. 815,820,and
source: 58 FR 12164, Mar. 3, 1993, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 29 CFR 2700.6