What happens during the administrative enforcement proceedings?
A. The proceedings will be conducted under the control and supervision of the Solicitor of Labor, under the hearing procedures set forth in 29 CFR part 18, Rules of Practice and Procedure for Administrative Hearings Before the Office of Administrative Law Judges. The administrative law judge will certify his or her recommended decision to the Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards. The parties may file exceptions to the decision with the Assistant Secretary (and responses to the exceptions). The Assistant Secretary may then issue a final administrative order or make such other disposition of the matter as he or she finds appropriate. If the Assistant Secretary determines that the contractor has violated E.O. 13201 or the implementing regulations, the final administrative order will order the contractor to cease and desist from the violations, require the contractor to provide appropriate remedies, or impose appropriate sanctions and penalties, or any combination thereof.
