[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
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[CITE: 29CFR580.6]

[Page 356]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
         CHAPTER V--WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 580_CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES_PROCEDURES FOR ASSESSING AND CONTESTING 
PENALTIES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 580.6  Exception to determination of penalty and request for hearing.

    (a) Any person desiring to take exception to the determination of 
penalty shall request an administrative hearing pursuant to this part. 
The exception shall be in writing to the official who issued the 
determination at the Wage and Hour Division address appearing on the 
determination notice, and must be received no later than 15 days after 
the date of receipt of the notice referred to in Sec. 580.3 of this 
part. No additional time shall be added where service of the 
determination of penalties or of the exception thereto is made by mail.
    (b) No particular form is prescribed for any exception to 
determination of penalty and request for hearing permitted by this part. 
However, any such request shall:
    (1) Be dated;
    (2) Be typewritten or legibly written;
    (3) Specify the issue(s) stated in the notice of determination 
giving rise to such request;
    (4) State the specific reason(s) why the person requesting the 
hearing believes such determination is in error;
    (5) Be signed by the person making the request or by an authorized 
representative of such person; and
    (6) Include the address at which such person or authorized 
representative desires to receive further communications relating 
thereto.

[56 FR 24991, May 31, 1991, as amended at 60 FR 17222, Apr. 5, 1995]

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