(a) An employer may obtain a review of the assessment of penalty
from the Wage and Hour Regional Administrator for the region in which
the alleged violation(s) occurred. If the employer does not seek such a
review or fails to do so in a timely manner, the notice of the penalty
constitutes the final ruling of the Secretary of Labor.
(b) To obtain review, an employer may file a petition with the Wage
and Hour Regional Administrator for the region in which the alleged
violations occurred. No particular form of petition for review is
required, except that the petition must be in writing, should contain
the legal and factual bases for the petition, and must be mailed to the
Regional Administrator within 15 days of receipt of the notice of
penalty. The employer may request an oral hearing which may be conducted
by telephone.
(c) The decision of the Regional Administrator constitutes the final
order of the Secretary.
