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1. Advisory Report: Review of WHD Efforts to Address Child Labor Law Violation Challenges
   Report No. 17-25-001-15-001 (September 30, 2025)
No Summary | [ Full Report ] {726 KB} | [ Response ]
2. COVID-19: The Pandemic Highlighted the Need to Strengthen Wage and Hour Division's Enforcement Controls
   Report No. 19-21-008-15-001 (September 30, 2021)
[ Summary ] | [ Full Report ] {2.75 MB} | [ Response ]
3. DOL Did Not Demonstrate It Followed A Sound Process in Promulgating the 2017 Tip Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
   Report No. 17-21-001-15-001 (December 11, 2020)
[ Summary ] | [ Full Report ] {2.10 MB} | [ Response ]
4. COVID-19: WHD Needs To Closely Monitor The Pandemic Impact On Its Operations
   Report No. 19-20-009-15-001 (August 07, 2020)
[ Summary ] | [ Full Report ] {1.92 MB} | [ Response ]
5. Better Strategies are Needed to Improve the Timeliness and Accuracy of Davis-Bacon Act Prevailing Wage Rates
   Report No. 04-19-001-15-001 (March 29, 2019)
[ Summary ] | [ Full Report ] {3.20 MB} | [ Response ]
6. Wage and Hour Division Needs to Strengthen Management Controls for Back Wage Distributions
   Report No. 04-15-001-04-420 (March 31, 2015)
[ Summary ] | [ Full Report ] {964 KB} | [ Response ]
7. WHD Lacked Effective Financial Management of Back Wage and Civil Monetary Penalty Receivables
   Report No. 22-12-013-04-420 (September 28, 2012)
[ Summary ] | [ Full Report ] { 1.88 MB} | [ Response ]
8. Verification of Wage and Hour Division Remediation Efforts of Prior-Year IT Security Recommendations
   Report No. 23-11-013-04-420 (August 26, 2011)
This report contains Sensitive Information and will not be posted
9. Recovery Act: Enforcement of Davis-Bacon Act Prevailing Wage Rate Determinations
   Report No. 18-11-009-04-420 (March 31, 2011)
[ Summary ] | [ Full Report ] {244 KB}
10. WHD Northeast Region's Management of Civil Money Penalties and Back Wages Could Be Improved
    Report No. 04-10-001-04-420 (March 31, 2010)
This report contains Sensitive Information and will not be posted
11. Updated Status of Prior-Year Recommendations Related to Wage and Hour IT Security
    Report No. 23-10-005-04-420 (March 31, 2010)
This report contains Sensitive Information and will not be posted
12. Wage and Hour's Management Oversight of the FLSA's Minimum wage and Overtime Exemption Provisions Under 29 CFR Part 541 Could Be Strengthened
    Report No. 04-10-002-04-420 (December 16, 2009)
This report contains Sensitive Information and will not be posted
13. Audit of the Wage and Hour Division, New Orleans District Office's Processing of Workers' Complaints Received in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
    Report No. 04-08-002-04-420 (March 31, 2008)
[ Summary ] | [ Full Report ] {1.06MB} | [ Response ]
14. Agreement with Wal-Mart Indicates Need for Stronger Guidance and Procedures Regarding Settlement Agreements
    Report No. 04-06-001-04-420 (October 31, 2005)
[ Summary ] | [ Full Report ] {9.36 MB} | [ Response ]
15. Concerns Persist with the Integrity of Davis-Bacon Act Prevailing Wage Determinations
    Report No. 04-04-003-04-420 (March 30, 2004)
[ Summary ] | [ Full Report ] {1 MB} | [ Response ]
16. Wage and Hour Division Administration of Special Minimum Wages for Workers with Disabilities
    Report No. 05-01-002-04-420 (March 19, 2001)
No Summary | [ Full Report ] {67 KB}
17. Inaccurate data were Fequently Used in Wage Determinations made under the Davis-Bacon Act
    Report No. 04-97-013-04-420 (March 10, 1997)
No Summary | [ Full Report ] {7.11 KB}

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