[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 29, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 29CFR500.7]



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                             TITLE 29--LABOR

 

         CHAPTER V--WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

 

PART 500_MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION--Table of 

Contents

 

                      Subpart A_General Provisions

 

Sec.  500.7  Investigation authority of the Secretary.



    (a) The Secretary, either pursuant to a complaint or otherwise, 

shall, as may be appropriate, investigate and, in connection therewith, 

enter and inspect such places (including housing and vehicles) and such 

records (and make transcriptions thereof), question such persons and 

gather such information as he deems necessary to determine compliance 

with the Act, or these regulations.

    (b) The Secretary may issue subpenas requiring the attendance and 

testimony of witnesses or the production of any evidence in connection 

with such investigations. The Secretary may administer oaths, examine 

witnesses, and receive evidence. For the purpose of any hearing or 

investigation provided for in the Act, the Authority contained in 

sections 9 and 10 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 49, 

50), relating to the attendance of witnesses and the production of 

books, papers, and documents, shall be available to the Secretary. The 

Secretary shall conduct investigations in a manner which protects the 

confidentiality of any complainant or other party who provides 

information to the Secretary in good faith.



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    (c) Any person may report a violation of the Act or these 

regulations to the Secretary by advising any local office of the 

Employment Service of the various States, or any office of the Wage and 

Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, or any other authorized representative of the Administrator. The 

office or person receiving such a report shall refer it to the 

appropriate office of the Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards 

Administration for the region or area in which the reported violation is 

alleged to have occurred.

    (d) In case of disobedience to a subpena, the Secretary may invoke 

the aid of a United States District Court which is authorized to issue 

an order requiring the person to obey such subpena.