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Department of Labor
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At a glance
Type
Cabinet departments
Removal of leadership
Removable at will
Appointed by
Secretary appointed by the President, confirmed by the Senate
Structure
Cabinet department · led by the Secretary of Labor
Term
No fixed term
Funding
Annual appropriations
Independence
Direct presidential control
What it does
The Department of Labor is the Cabinet department charged with fostering the welfare of U.S. wage earners, job seekers, and retirees. It enforces federal laws on minimum wage and overtime, workplace safety, pensions and benefits, and collects national labor statistics. It oversees employers and workers nationwide through agencies such as OSHA, the Wage and Hour Division, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Labor
Where it sits
How it fits
Created by Congress under the Organic Act of the Department of Labor (Act to Create a Department of Labor) (Act of Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, 37 Stat. 736; codified at 29 U.S.C. § 551), it acts within the authority that statute grants. Its actions are subject to judicial review and to congressional oversight and funding.
Recent actions
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, National Database of Childcare Prices, Extension Without Change of a Currently Approved Collection
Proposed Extension of Information Collection: Certification and Qualification To Examine, Test, Operate Hoists and Perform Other Duties
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; DOL-Only Performance Accountability, Information, and Reporting
Proposed Revision of Information Collection; National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979
Senior Executive Service; Appointment of Members to the Performance Review Board
Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition
Correction; Registration for Public API
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Miner's Claim for Benefits Under the Black Lung Benefits Act CM-911 and Employment History CM-911a