655.1040—Decision and order of administrative law judge.
(a)
Within 90 calendar days after receipt of the transcript of the hearing, the administrative law judge shall issue a decision.
(b)
The decision of the administrative law judge shall include a statement of findings and conclusions, with reasons and basis therefore, upon each material issue presented on the record. The decision shall also include an appropriate order which may affirm, deny, reverse, or modify, in whole or in part, the determination of the Administrator; the reason or reasons for such order shall be stated in the decision.
(c)
The administrative law judge, in accordance with § 655.940 (d) and (e) of this part, shall impose upon the employer the burden of proving the validity of and compliance with the attestation.
(d)
If the administrative law judge finds that the employer has failed to pay the required wage rate or has provided an attestation which is materially false, the judge shall order that the employer be disqualified from employing F-1 students.
(e)
In the event that the Administrator's determination(s) of wage violation(s) is based upon a wage determination obtained by the Administrator from ETA during the investigation (paragraph (b)(6) of appendix A of subpart J of this part), the administrative law judge shall not determine the prevailing wage rate de novo, but shall, based on the evidence (including the ETA administrative record), either accept the wage determination or vacate the wage determination. If the wage determination is vacated, the administrative law judge shall remand the case to the Administrator, who may then refer the matter to ETA and, upon the issuance of a new wage determination by ETA, resubmit the case to the administrative law judge. Under no circumstances shall source data obtained in confidence by ETA, or the names of establishments contacted by ETA, be submitted into evidence or otherwise disclosed.
(f)
The administrative law judge shall not render determinations as to the legality of a regulatory provision or the constitutionality of a statutory provision.