CFR > Title 29 - Labor > SUBTITLE B—Regulations Relating to Labor > CHAPTER V—WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (parts 500 to 871) > SUBCHAPTER C—OTHER LAWS (parts 801 to 825) > PART 801—APPLICATION OF THE EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH PROTECTION ACT OF 1988 > SUBPART F—Administrative Proceedings (§801.50 to §801.75) > 801.68—Authority of the Secretary.

801.68—Authority of the Secretary.

(a) The Secretary may modify or vacate the Decision and Order of the Administrative Law Judge whenever the Secretary concludes that the Decision and Order:
(1) Is inconsistent with a policy or precedent established by the Department of Labor;
(2) Encompasses determinations not within the scope of the authority of the Administrative Law Judge;
(3) Awards attorney fees and/or other litigation expenses pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act which are unjustified or excessive; or
(4) Otherwise warrants modifying or vacating.
(b) The Secretary may modify or vacate a finding of fact only where the Secretary determines that the finding is clearly erroneous.