29 CFR § 502.31 - Written notice of determination required.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s502.31"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 502.31 - Written notice of determination required."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "502.31"
section_name: "Written notice of determination required."
chapter_name: "WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS"
part_number: "502"
part_name: "ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS FOR TEMPORARY ALIEN AGRICULTURAL WORKERS ADMITTED UNDER SECTION 218 OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT (SUSPENDED 6-29-2009)"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), 1184(c), and 1188."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 77229, Dec. 18, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "502"
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# 502.31 Written notice of determination required.

Whenever the Administrator, WHD decides to assess a civil money penalty or to proceed administratively to enforce covered contractual obligations, including the recovery of unpaid wages, the person against whom such action is taken shall be notified in writing of such determination.