2015 US Code
Title 29 - Labor (Sections 1 - 3361)
Chapter 28 - Family and Medical Leave (Sections 2601 - 2654)
Subchapter I - General Requirements for Leave (Sections 2611 - 2619)
Sec. 2616 - Investigative authority
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 29 - LABOR |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 29 - LABOR CHAPTER 28 - FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LEAVE Sec. 2616 - Investigative authority |
| Contains | section 2616 |
| Date | 2015 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 103-3, title I, §106, Feb. 5, 1993, 107 Stat. 15. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 107 Stat. 15 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 103-3 |
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To ensure compliance with the provisions of this subchapter, or any regulation or order issued under this subchapter, the Secretary shall have, subject to subsection (c) of this section, the investigative authority provided under section 211(a) of this title.
(b) Obligation to keep and preserve recordsAny employer shall make, keep, and preserve records pertaining to compliance with this subchapter in accordance with section 211(c) of this title and in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary.
(c) Required submissions generally limited to annual basisThe Secretary shall not under the authority of this section require any employer or any plan, fund, or program to submit to the Secretary any books or records more than once during any 12-month period, unless the Secretary has reasonable cause to believe there may exist a violation of this subchapter or any regulation or order issued pursuant to this subchapter, or is investigating a charge pursuant to section 2617(b) of this title.
(d) Subpoena powersFor the purposes of any investigation provided for in this section, the Secretary shall have the subpoena authority provided for under section 209 of this title.
(Pub. L. 103–3, title I, §106, Feb. 5, 1993, 107 Stat. 15.)
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