Opinion ID: 467580
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Equities.

Text: 38 Finally, the City contends that this court should remand this action to the ALJ for consideration of the equities of the situation. The City submits that at all times it acted in good faith. Moreover, the City asserts that to penalize it for the transgressions of its subgrantees would work a considerable hardship on the City. 39 As previously noted, the legislative history of the 1978 amendments to the Act demonstrate that Congress intended to give the Department broad power to enforce the Act once it determined a violation has occurred. See Illinois Migrant Council v. United States Department of Labor, 773 F.2d 180, 183 (7th Cir.1985). As such, the Secretary is not required to consider the equities of the situation; rather he must determine whether violations have occurred, and if so, he must impose sanctions. Because the decision of the Secretary contains no error of fact or law and rests on substantial evidence, we affirm the Secretary's decision. Affirmed.