(a) Investigations and inspections
The Administrator or his designated representatives may
investigate and gather data regarding the wages, hours, and other
conditions and practices of employment in any industry subject to
this chapter, and may enter and inspect such places and such
records (and make such transcriptions thereof), question such
employees, and investigate such facts, conditions, practices, or
matters as he may deem necessary or appropriate to determine
whether any person has violated any provision of this chapter, or
which may aid in the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
Except as provided in section 212 of this title and in subsection
(b) of this section, the Administrator shall utilize the bureaus
and divisions of the Department of Labor for all the investigations
and inspections necessary under this section. Except as provided in
section 212 of this title, the Administrator shall bring all
actions under section 217 of this title to restrain violations of
this chapter.
(b) State and local agencies and employees
With the consent and cooperation of State agencies charged with
the administration of State labor laws, the Administrator and the
Secretary of Labor may, for the purpose of carrying out their
respective functions and duties under this chapter, utilize the
services of State and local agencies and their employees and,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, may reimburse such
State and local agencies and their employees for services rendered
for such purposes.
(c) Records
Every employer subject to any provision of this chapter or of any
order issued under this chapter shall make, keep, and preserve such
records of the persons employed by him and of the wages, hours, and
other conditions and practices of employment maintained by him, and
shall preserve such records for such periods of time, and shall
make such reports therefrom to the Administrator as he shall
prescribe by regulation or order as necessary or appropriate for
the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter or the
regulations or orders thereunder. The employer of an employee who
performs substitute work described in section 207(p)(3) of this
title may not be required under this subsection to keep a record of
the hours of the substitute work.
(d) Homework regulations
The Administrator is authorized to make such regulations and
orders regulating, restricting, or prohibiting industrial homework
as are necessary or appropriate to prevent the circumvention or
evasion of and to safeguard the minimum wage rate prescribed in
this chapter, and all existing regulations or orders of the
Administrator relating to industrial homework are continued in full
force and effect.
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