Wage and Hour Investigator

This position is located in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Office of Regional Enforcement and Support, West Region. This position performs the full range of WHD investigative activities, including investigations to enforce provision of all other statues enforced by WHD. This position will be located in one of the following WHD offices: San Francisco, CA Walnut Creek, CA San Jose, CA

As a Wage and Hour Investigator you will perform the following duties which are not all-inclusive: Provides expert technical advice, guidance, and assistance to other senior and/or junior level investigators on cases in which enforcement precedents may not be applicable, evidence is inconclusive, and/or issues are ambiguous. Prepares cases for civil or criminal litigation and administrative hearing action, incumbent is responsible for making detailed analysis of all aspects of the case, determining responsibility for the violations, securing signed supportive testimony and other exhibit material, and establishing proof of willfulness. Coordinates the efforts of other investigators where the incumbent is responsible for communicating assignments, projects, problems to be solved, actionable events, milestones, program issues under review, and deadlines/timeframes for completion. Exercises a high degree of tact, diplomacy, and unusual skill in overcoming strong resistance to the settlement on the terms required for compliance. Maintains liaison with District Directors or appropriate Regional or National Office program representatives and recommends strategies, approaches and tactics including persons to be assigned or removed from an investigative team.