Inspections By the U.S. Department of Labor
Michael Sciotti Esq. - Hancock & Estabrook, LLP
October 9, 2006
Employers may be investigated, inspected, audited, or visited by the United States Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division ("WHD"), Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA"), or assigned state agencies.
The WHD is provided authorization by §11(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) to conduct audits, inspections and visits. The most common federal laws that are investigated by the WHD are the FLSA provisions related to minimum wage, overtime pay, and laws related to employment of minors. In addition, the WHD enforces the Family and Medical Leave Act, Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, Field Sanitation Standards of the OSHA, McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act, Davis-Bacon Act, Employee Polygraph Protection Act, and the Consumer Credit Protection Act.
