In regard to claims and rights which the laborers or workmen may have under this chapter, there shall apply the provisions in the labor legislation in force or that might be approved in the future, including everything in relation to the use of special procedures, faculty to practice investigations and prescriptive terms. In the investigations with regard to the compliance of the provisions of this chapter or to the claims filed by workers under this chapter, the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources is hereby empowered, in accordance with the labor legislation in force, to order the production of books, documents, payrolls or any other materials necessary to the investigation carried out. The Secretary of Labor and Human Resources shall also have the same powers conferred on him in § 2007 of this title, in order to see to the faithful compliance of this chapter.
History —June 29, 1969, No. 141, p. 462, § 4; June 7, 1972, No. 5, p. 347, § 5.