This position is located in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Office of Regional Enforcement and Support, District Offices. This position performs the full range of WHD investigative activities, including investigations to enforce provision of all other statues enforced by WHD. One position will be filled in either New Orleans or Baton Rouge, LA. This position is inside the NCFLL Bargaining Unit.

Duties

As a Wage and Hour Investigator, GS-12, duties will consist of but not limited to the following:

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.

Qualifications

All applicants must meet time-in-grade (52 weeks at the GS-11 grade level), time-after-competitive-appointment (90 days), if applicable, and minimum qualifications. These requirements must be met within 30 days, 10/08/2024, of the announcement closing date. A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must clearly indicate the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such position. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Applicants must meet the Individual Occupational Requirement and must have 52 weeks of Specialized Experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-13 for the GS-14) in the Federal Service.? Applicants can meet the Individual Occupational Requirement by possessing at least two (2) of the following three (3) specialized criteria requirements: General knowledge of Federal wage and hour labor laws, industrial occupations, wage scales, employment practices, or salary and wage administration practices. Skill in analyzing written/verbal information and numerical data and making decisions on issues based on interviews, records review, reconstruction of missing or fraudulent records and applying legal or regulatory provisions, precedents, and principles to specific investigative matters. Skill in personal contacts requiring the ability to explain requirements or rights and obtain information and cooperation from people with diverse backgrounds and levels of understanding, reconcile conflicting interests, and persuade others to comply voluntarily with requirements. And, applicants must have knowledge of and ability to apply the provisions of Federal wage and hour labor laws pertaining to wages, hours of work, or related conditions of employment to meet the Specialized Experience requirement. You must meet at least 7 of the below examples of specialized experience to validate you possess the knowledge and ability to perform the duties of this position: Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: General knowledge of Federal wage and hour labor laws, industrial occupations, wage scales, employment practices, or salary and wage administration practices; Skill in analyzing written/verbal information and numerical data and making decisions on issues based on interviews, records review, reconstruction of missing or fraudulent records and applying legal or regulatory provisions, precedents, and principles to specific investigative matters; Skill in personal contacts requiring the ability to explain requirements or rights and obtain information and cooperation from people with diverse backgrounds and levels of understanding, reconcile conflicting interests, and persuade others to comply voluntarily with requirements; Developing, interpreting, or applying policies, procedures, and operating standards in determining compliance for an organization or government-based program; Conducting interviews and providing information about laws and/or regulations; Industrial personnel or salary wage administration or responsible work in a certified public accounting firm; Analyzing or applying labor legislation; Reviewing and evaluating operations and procedures through analysis, audits, or surveillance inspections; Federal, State, or self-regulatory agency work involving obtaining compliance with appropriate program requirements; Applying fact-finding techniques to gather clear-cut factual evidence related to labor statutes and regulations governing the issuance of FLSA certificates in order to apply guidelines to general types of certifications; Applying investigative and compliance review methods and using information sources and protocols to plan and assist with conducting program reviews and analyses to resolve complex problems, conflicts, and inadequacies.

Education

There is no substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level.

Contacts

• Address Wage and Hour Division 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 US
• Name: Bobbie Vinup
• Phone: 212-337-2356
• Email: [email protected]