# 20 C.F.R. § 655.808 (2026): Under what circumstances may random investigations be conducted?

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## Section

- **Citation:** 20 C.F.R. § 655.808 (2026)
- **Heading:** Under what circumstances may random investigations be conducted?
- **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 / § 655.808: § 655.808   Under what circumstances may random investigations be conducted?

## Text

(a) The Administrator may conduct random investigations of an employer during a five-year period beginning with the date of any of the following findings, provided such date is on or after October 21, 1998:
(1) A finding by the Secretary that the employer willfully violated
any of the provisions described in § 655.805(a)(1) through (9);
(2) A finding by the Secretary that the employer willfully misrepresented material fact(s) in a labor condition application filed pursuant to § 655.730; or
(3) A finding by the Attorney General that the employer willfully failed to meet the condition of section 212(n)(1)(G)(i)(II) of the INA (pertaining to an offer of employment to an equally or better qualified U.S. worker).
(b) A finding within the meaning of this section is a final, unappealed decision of the agency. See §§ 655.520(a), 655.845(c), and 655.855(b).
(c) An investigation pursuant to this section may be made at any time the Administrator, in the exercise of discretion, considers appropriate, without regard to whether the Administrator has reason to believe a violation of the provisions of this subpart I and subpart H of this part has been committed. Following an investigation, the Administrator shall issue a determination in accordance with § 655.815.
[65 FR 80236, Dec. 20, 2000]

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