Title 29 — LaborRelease 119-73not60
§2616 Investigative Authority
Title 29 › Chapter 28— FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE › Subchapter I— GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LEAVE › § 2616
Summary
The Secretary may investigate employers to check they follow this part of the law and its rules. Employers must keep records about compliance as the law and the Secretary’s rules require. The Secretary cannot ask for the same books or records more than once in any 12-month period unless there is reasonable cause or a complaint is being investigated under section 2617(b). The Secretary can issue subpoenas under section 209.
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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 5, 2026
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