Nonpartisan civic infrastructure
AllCiv·Legis1
·

29 U.S.C. § 440

U.S. CodeFederal
Civil action for enforcement by Secretary; jurisdiction
About This Law
/us/usc/t29/s440
Title
29 — Labor
Chapter
CH11
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

Highlight any text to annotate
Whenever it shall appear that any person has violated or is about to violate any of the provisions of this subchapter, the Secretary may bring a civil action for such relief (including injunctions) as may be appropriate. Any such action may be brought in the district court of the United States where the violation occurred or, at the option of the parties, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. (Pub. L. 86–257, title II, § 210, Sept. 14, 1959, 73 Stat. 530.)

Take Action

Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this section.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.