United States Department of Labor

Dept. of Labor Established: March 4, 1913 Activated: March 5, 1913 Secretary: Elaine L. Chao Deputy Secretary: D. Cameron Findlay[?] Budget: $70.7 billion (2003) Employees: 17,274 (2003)

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.

President William Howard Taft signed The Organic Act of the Department of Labor[?] establishing the Department of Labor on March 4, 1913, his last day in office. He was reluctant to create the new department because he felt that the existing Cabinet departments needed reorganization before any new departments were created. However, realizing that his successor, Woodrow Wilson would likely create the department anyway, Taft signed the bill. In a memorandum written before signing the bill, Taft said, "I sign this bill with considerable hesitation, not because I dissent from the purpose of Congress to create a Department of Labor, but because I think that nine departments are enough for the proper administration of the government... I forebear, however, to veto this bill, because my motive in doing so would be misunderstood."

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."

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.

When President Taft signed the organic act, the United States Department of Commerce and Labor became the Department of Commerce and its respective labor bureaus and agencies were transferred to the newly established Department of Labor.

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 & Community Initiatives
• Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB)
• Employment Standards Administration (ESA)
  • Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
  • The Office of Labor-Management Standards
  • Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
  • Wage and Hour Division
• Employment & Training Administration (ETA)
• Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA)
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
• Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA)
• Veterans' Employment & Training Service (VETS)
• Women's Bureau (WB)

Other organizational units within the Department:

• 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)

Related Legislation

• 1946 - Employment Act[?] PL 79-304
• 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* 1949 - Fair Labor Standards Amendment[?] PL 81-393
• 1965 - Amendments to Vocational Rehabilitation Act[?] PL 89-333
• 1966 - Fair Labor Standards Amendment[?] PL 89-601
• 1973 - Comprehensive Employment and Training Act[?] PL 93-203
• 1974 - Fair Labor Standards Amendment[?] PL 93-259
• 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* 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

External Links

• United States Department of Labor website (http://www.dol.gov/)

Common misspelling and questions (FAQ)

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