Difference between revisions of "United States Department of Labor"
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*[[United States Veterans' Employment and Training Service|Veterans' Employment & Training Service]] (VETS) | *[[United States Veterans' Employment and Training Service|Veterans' Employment & Training Service]] (VETS) | ||
*[[United States Women's Bureau|Women's Bureau]] (WB) <ref>[http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/mission.htm United States Department of Labor] </ref> | *[[United States Women's Bureau|Women's Bureau]] (WB) <ref>[http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/mission.htm United States Department of Labor] </ref> | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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[[category:United States Department of Labor]] | [[category:United States Department of Labor]] | ||
Revision as of 16:03, October 12, 2008
The Department of Labor was created to promote the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable employment, protecting their retirement and health care benefits, helping employers find workers, strengthening free collective bargaining, and tracking changes in employment, prices, and other national economic measurements. In carrying out this mission, the Department administers a variety of Federal labor laws including those that guarantee workers’ rights to safe and healthful working conditions; a minimum hourly wage and overtime pay; freedom from employment discrimination; unemployment insurance; and other income support.
The Department of Labor is organized into major program areas, and these are headed by an Assistant Secretary or other official.
- Administrative Review Board (ARB)
- Benefits Review Board (BRB)
- Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives (CFBCI)
- Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
- Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB)
- Employment Standards Administration (ESA)
- Employment & Training Administration (ETA)
- Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA)
- Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
- 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)
- Veterans' Employment & Training Service (VETS)
- Women's Bureau (WB) [1]
