Dept. of Labor

Established:	March 4, 1913
Activated:	March 5, 1913
Secretary:	Elaine L. Chao
Deputy Secretary:	Steven J. Law
Budget:	$59.7 billion (2004)
Employees:	17,347 (2004)

The United States Department of Labor is a Cabinet department of the United States government responsible for occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, re-employment services, and some economic statistics. Many U.S. states also have such departments. The department is headed by the United States Secretary of Labor. Image File history File links Seal of the United States Department of Labor. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The United States Secretary of Labor is the head of the United States Department of Labor. ... Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Elaine Lan Chao (Traditional Chinese: 趙小蘭; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chao Hsiao-lan; b. ... Steven J. Law is the Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Labor. ... Cabinet meeting on May 16, 2001. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries â€¢ Politics Portal      A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities referred to... The United States Secretary of Labor is the head of the United States Department of Labor. ...

History

In the words of the organic act, the Department's purpose is "to foster, promote and develop the welfare of working people, to improve their working conditions, and to enhance their opportunities for profitable employment."

The U.S. Congress first established a Bureau of Labor in 1884 under the Department of the Interior. Later, the Bureau of Labor became an independent Department of Labor but lacked executive rank. It became a bureau again within the Department of Commerce and Labor, which was established February 14, 1903. Congress in Joint Session. ... The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is a Cabinet department of the United States government that manages and conserves most federally-owned land. ... The United States Department of Commerce is a Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...

President Lyndon Johnson asked Congress to consider the idea of reuniting Commerce and Labor. He argued that the two departments had similar goals and that they would have more efficient channels of communication in a single department. However, Congress never acted on it. The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908–January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician. ...

Operating units

• Administrative Review Board (ARB)
• Benefits Review Board (BRB)
• Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (CFBCI)
• Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB)
• Employment Standards Administration (ESA)
  • Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
  • The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS)
  • Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)
  • Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
• Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
• Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
• Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)
• Women's Bureau (WB)

Other organizational units within the Department: The Bureau of Labor Statistics was founded in 1884 by President Chester A. Arthur. ... The Employment Standards Administration (ESA), the largest agency within the U.S. Department of Labor, enforces and administers laws governing legally-mandated wages and working conditions, including child labor, minimum wages, overtime and family and medical leave; equal employment opportunity in businesses with federal contracts and subcontracts; workers compensation for... The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is part of the U.S. Department of Labors Employment Standards Administration. ... The mission of the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), as part of the U.S. Department of Labor, is to contribute to the more efficient and effective functioning of the U.S. labor market by providing high quality job training, employment, labor market information, and income maintenance services primarily through... The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor which administers the provisions of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) to enforce compliance with mandatory safety and health standards as a means to eliminate fatal accidents; to... josh is wierd! The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor. ... The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for administering the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The United States Womens Bureau is an agency of the United States government within the United States Department of Labor. ...

• Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults With Disabilities (PTFEAD)
• Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ)
• Office of Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs (OCIA)
• Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM)
• Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy (OASP)
• Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)
• Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
• Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
  
• Office of Inspector General (OIG)
• Office of Small business Programs (OSBP)
• Office of the Solicitor (SOL)
• Office of the Secretary (OSEC)
• Office of the 21st Century Workforce (21CW)

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Related legislation

• 1931 - Davis-Bacon Act
• 1938 - Fair Labor Standards Act
• 1946 - Employment Act PL 79-304
• 1949 - Fair Labor Standards Amendment PL 81-393
• 1953 - Small Business Act PL 83-163
• 1954 - Internal Revenue Code PL 83-591
• 1955 - Fair Labor Standards Amendment PL 84-381
• 1958 - Small Business Administration extension PL 85-536
• 1961 - Fair Labor Standards Amendment PL 87-30
• 1961 - Area Redevelopment Act PL 87-27
• 1962 - Manpower Development and Training Act PL 87-415
• 1962 - Public Welfare Amendments PL 87-543
• 1963 - Amendments to National Defense Education Act PL 88-210
• 1964 - Economic Opportunity Act PL 88-452
• 1965 - Vocational Rehabilitation Act amended PL 89-333
• 1966 - Fair Labor Standards Amendment PL 89-601
• 1967 - Executive Order 11246
• 1973 - Comprehensive Employment and Training Act PL 93-203
• 1973 - Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act PL 93-112
• 1974 - Fair Labor Standards Amendment PL 93-259
• 1974 - Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act PL 92-540
• 1975 - Revenue Adjustment Act (Earned Income Tax Credit) PL 94-12, 164
• 1976 - Overhaul of vocational education programs PL 94-482
• 1976 - Social Security Act Amendments (Aid to Day Care Centers) PL 94-401
• 1977 - Fair Labor Standards Amendment PL 95-151
• 1978 - Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act PL 95-523
• 1981 - Budget Reconciliation Act PL 97-35
• 1982 - Job Training Partnership Act PL 97-300
• 1986 - Migrant And Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act PL 99-603
• 1988 - Family Support Act PL 100-485
• 1989 - Fair Labor Standards Amendment PL 101-157
• 1990 - Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act PL 101-508
• 1993 - Omnibus Budget Reconciliation and Bankruptcy Act PL 103-66
• 1996 - Small Business Job Protection Act PL 104-188
• 1996 - Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act PL 104-193
• 1996 - Veterans Employment Opportunities Act PL 105-339

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The Job Training Partnership Act of 1982 is an Act of Congress passed October 13, 1982. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA, ch. ... This article is about the year. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 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External links

• United States Department of Labor Official Website
• Labor Certification Tracker: A Labor Certification tracker that lets users share and discuss the details of their labor applications, reducing guesswork and making it easier to estimate processing times.

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