2019 US Code
Title 29 - Labor
Chapter 28 - Family and Medical Leave
Subchapter I - General Requirements for Leave
Sec. 2616 - Investigative authority
| 29 U.S.C. § 2616 (2019) |
| §2616. Investigative authority |
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(a) In general
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), 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. |
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(Pub. L. 103–3, title I, §106, Feb. 5, 1993, 107 Stat. 15.) |
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EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective 6 months after Feb. 5, 1993, except that, in the case of collective bargaining agreements in effect on that effective date, section applicable on the earlier of (1) the date of termination of such agreement, or (2) the date that occurs 12 months after Feb. 5, 1993, see section 405(b) of Pub. L. 103–3, set out as a note under section 2601 of this title. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 29 - LABOR |
| Bills and Statutes |
| United States Code |
| Y 1.2/5: |
| Title 29 - LABOR CHAPTER 28 - FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LEAVE Sec. 2616 - Investigative authority |
| section 2616 |
| 2019 |
| January 24, 2020 |
| No |
| standard |
| 107 Stat. 15 |
| Public Law 103-3 |
