§1862 Authority to Obtain Information

Summary

The Secretary can investigate complaints or act on their own to check if people follow this law. To do that, the Secretary may enter and inspect places (including housing and vehicles), look at and copy records, question people, and collect other information. The Secretary can issue subpoenas to make witnesses come, give testimony, and produce evidence. The Secretary can give oaths, examine witnesses, and accept evidence, and may use the powers in sections 49 and 50 of title 15 for making witnesses attend and produce papers. The Secretary must protect the confidentiality of complainants and others who provide information in good faith. It is illegal to unlawfully resist, block, threaten, or interfere with any Department of Labor official while they are doing an investigation, inspection, or law enforcement duty under this law.