Referral of complaints

(a) Memorandum of understanding The Director of the Fairness and Transparency Office established by section 5 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (as added by section 101) and the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Office of the Department of Labor shall jointly enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health to encourage efficient enforcement of relevant labor laws, including through information sharing, referral of complaints, and cross-training of inspectors and investigators. The memorandum of understanding shall encourage coordination of enforcement activity in States enforcing relevant labor law under a State plan that has been approved by the Secretary under section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 667). (b) Referral of complaints and cross-Training The Director of the Fairness and Transparency Office shall, to the greatest extent possible— (1) encourage the referral of relevant complaints from and to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Labor Relations Board, and other Federal and State agencies that may conduct inspections related to occupational health and safety in covered facilities (as defined in section 102(a) of the Warehouse Worker Protection Act); and (2) promote cross-training of inspectors and investigators in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Environmental Protection Agency, and such other Federal and State agencies for inspections related to working conditions in such covered facilities.