Title 29LaborRelease 119-73

§209 Attendance of witnesses

Title 29 › Chapter CHAPTER 8— - FAIR LABOR STANDARDS › § 209

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The rules in sections 49 and 50 of Title 15 that let officials call witnesses and require them to produce books, papers, and other records apply to any hearing or investigation under this chapter and to the Administrator, the Secretary of Labor, and the industry committees.

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Title 29, §209

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For the purpose of any hearing or investigation provided for in this chapter, the provisions of section 49 and 50 of title 15 (relating to the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and documents), are made applicable to the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of the Administrator, the Secretary of Labor, and the industry committees.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definition of “Administrator” The term “Administrator” as meaning the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, see section 204 of this title.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

Functions relating to

Enforcement

and administration of equal pay provisions vested by this section in Secretary of Labor and Administrator of Wage and Hour Division of Department of Labor transferred to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1978, § 1, 43 F.R. 19807, 92 Stat. 3781, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, effective Jan. 1, 1979, as provided by section 1–101 of Ex. Ord. No. 12106, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1053. Functions of all other officers of Department of Labor and functions of all agencies and employees of that Department, with exception of functions vested by Administrative Procedure Act (now covered by section 551 et seq. and 701 et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees) in hearing examiners employed by Department, transferred to Secretary of Labor, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or performance of any of his functions by any of those officers, agencies, and employees, by Reorg. Plan No. 6 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in the Appendix to Title 5. “Secretary of Labor” substituted in text for “Chief of the Children’s Bureau” by 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 2. See

Transfer of Functions

note set out under section 203 of this title.

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Citation

29 U.S.C. § 209

Title 29Labor

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73