# 20 C.F.R. § 655.800 (2026): Who will enforce the LCAs and how will they be enforced? > Federal · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_800 ## Section - **Citation:** 20 C.F.R. § 655.800 (2026) - **Heading:** Who will enforce the LCAs and how will they be enforced? - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Title 20 CFR: Employees' Benefits / Chapter V: EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR / Part 655: TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES / Subpart I: Enforcement of H-1B Labor Condition Applications and H-1B1 and E-3 Labor Attestations / § 655.800: § 655.800 Who will enforce the LCAs and how will they be enforced? ## Text (a) Authority of Administrator. Except as provided in § 655.807, the Administrator shall perform all the Secretary's investigative and enforcement functions under sections 212(n) and (t) of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1182(n) and (t)) and this subpart I and subpart H of this part. (b) Conduct of investigations. The Administrator, either pursuant to a complaint or otherwise, shall conduct such investigations as may be appropriate and, in connection therewith, enter and inspect such places and such records (and make transcriptions or copies thereof), question such persons and gather such information as deemed necessary by the Administrator to determine compliance regarding the matters which are the subject of the investigation. (c) Employer cooperation/availability of records. An employer shall at all times cooperate in administrative and enforcement proceedings. An employer being investigated shall make available to the Administrator such records, information, persons, and places as the Administrator deems appropriate to copy, transcribe, question, or inspect. No employer subject to the provisions of sections 212(n) or (t) of the INA and/or this subpart I or subpart H of this part shall interfere with any official of the Department of Labor performing an investigation, inspection or law enforcement function pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1182(n) or (t) or this subpart I or subpart H of this part. Any such interference shall be a violation of the labor condition application and this subpart I and subpart H of this part, and the Administrator may take such further actions as the Administrator considers appropriate. (Federal criminal statutes prohibit certain interference with a Federal officer in the performance of official duties. 18 U.S.C. 111 and 18 U.S.C. 1114.) r subpart H of this part. Any such interference shall be a violation of the labor condition application and this subpart I and subpart H of this part, and the Administrator may take such further actions as the Administrator considers appropriate. (Federal criminal statutes prohibit certain interference with a Federal officer in the performance of official duties. 18 U.S.C. 111 and 18 U.S.C. 1114.) (d) Confidentiality. The Administrator shall, to the extent possible under existing law, protect the confidentiality of any person who provides information to the Department in confidence in the course of an investigation or otherwise under this subpart I or subpart H of this part. [65 FR 80233, Dec. 20, 2000, as amended at 69 FR 68228, Nov. 23, 2004] ## Nearby sections - [20 C.F.R. § 655.800 (2026) § 655.800 Who will enforce the LCAs and how will they be enforced?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_800.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.801 (2026) § 655.801 What protection do employees have from retaliation?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_801.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.805 (2026) § 655.805 What violations may the Administrator investigate?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_805.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.806 (2026) § 655.806 Who may file a complaint and how is it processed?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_806.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.807 (2026) § 655.807 How may someone who is not an “aggrieved party” allege violations, and how will those allegations be processed?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_807.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.808 (2026) § 655.808 Under what circumstances may random investigations be conducted?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_808.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.810 (2026) § 655.810 What remedies may be ordered if violations are found?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_810.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.815 (2026) § 655.815 What are the requirements for the Administrator's determination?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_815.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.820 (2026) § 655.820 How is a hearing requested?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_820.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.825 (2026) § 655.825 What rules of practice apply to the hearing?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_825.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.830 (2026) § 655.830 What rules apply to service of pleadings?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_830.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.835 (2026) § 655.835 How will the administrative law judge conduct the proceeding?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_835.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.840 (2026) § 655.840 What are the requirements for a decision and order of the administrative law judge?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_840.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.845 (2026) § 655.845 What rules apply to appeal of the decision of the administrative law judge?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_845.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_800. 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