Form WH-3 is an optional form complainants (e.g., current and former employees, unions, and, competitor employers) may use to provide information about alleged violations of the labor standards administered by the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor. Complaints themselves or WHD staff, using information provided by the complainants, complete the forms. WHD staff use the completed to obtain information about employer compliance with the provisions of the various labor standards laws enforced by the WHD and to determine if the agency has jurisdiction to investigate the alleged violation(s). WHD makes for form available in both English and Spanish. When the WHD schedules a complaint-based investigation, the agency makes the completed Form WH-3 part of the investigation case file.
US Code:
29 USC 211(a)
Name of Law: Fair Labor Standards Act
US Code:
29 USC 1862(a)
Name of Law: Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
US Code:
29 USC 2004(a)(3)
Name of Law: Employee Polygraph Protection Act
US Code:
29 USC 2616(a)
Name of Law: Family and Medical Leave Act
US Code:
15 USC 1676
Name of Law: Consumer Credit Protection Act
US Code:
40 USC 3141
Name of Law: Davis Bacon Act
US Code:
41 USC 38
Name of Law: Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
US Code:
41 USC 353(a)
Name of Law: McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act
US Code:
8 USC 1188(g)
Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act
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(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
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