[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
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.