What Is True of Investigation by the U

question 5

Multiple Choice

What is true of investigation by the U. S. Department of Laborof the organization's compliance with the federal wage-and-hour laws?

• A) It can be avoided by deferring the investigation to the comparable state agency that operates under considerably looser rules.
• B) It is invariably a routine audit of practices for which the organization is notified weeks in advance.
• C) It is often triggered by a complaint from a present or former employee whose identity is shielded by the DOL.
• D) It is conducted primarily to determine whether the organization's finance and human resources staff are fully conversant with wage and hour law.

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