H.R. 9859, the Ethical Investigations and Integrity Act, requires the Secretary of Labor to enter into written agreements before providing assistance or information to individuals that could be used in civil lawsuits related to workplace laws enforced by the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division. The bill affects the Labor Department's interactions with employees and their attorneys who may pursue legal claims, as well as employers and contractors who could be impacted by shared information. Before providing any assistance, the Secretary must create a detailed written agreement and notify any employers or contractors that may be directly harmed by the disclosure. The bill requires the Department to submit an annual report to Congress by December 31 each year detailing all such agreements, including copies of the agreements, dates, nature of assistance provided, and complete logs of all communications and meetings related to these arrangements. For agreements already in place, the Department has 60 days from the bill's enactment to comply with these requirements, and no new funding or implementation timeline beyond this initial deadline is specified.