CFR > Title 29 - Labor > SUBTITLE A—Office of the Secretary of Labor > PART 18—RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS BEFORE THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES > SUBPART A—General (§18.1 to §18.59) > 18.15—Protective orders.

18.15—Protective orders.

(a) Upon motion by a party or the person from whom discovery is sought, and for good cause shown, the administrative law judge 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:
(1) The discovery not be had;
(2) The discovery may be had only on specified terms and conditions, including a designation of the time or place;
(3) The discovery may be had only by a method of discovery other than that selected by the party seeking discovery;
(4) Certain matters not relevant may not be inquired into, or that the scope of discovery be limited to certain matters;
(5) Discovery be conducted with no one present except persons designated by the administrative law judge; or
(6) A trade secret or other confidential research, development or commercial information may not be disclosed or be disclosed only in a designated way.