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Title 29 — LaborRelease 119-73

§2616 Investigative authority

Title 29 › Chapter CHAPTER 28— - FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LEAVE › § 2616

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can investigate to make sure people follow this subchapter and the rules. The Secretary uses the investigative powers in section 211(a). The Secretary cannot make anyone give the same books or records more than once in any 12-month period unless there is reasonable cause to suspect a violation or the Secretary is investigating a charge under section 2617(b). The Secretary also has subpoena power under section 209. Every employer must make and keep records about following this subchapter as required by section 211(c) and by rules the Secretary issues.

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Title 29, §2616

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(a)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)Any 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)The 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)For 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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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.

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29 U.S.C. § 2616

Title 29 — Labor

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73