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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 wage|minimum hourly wage]] and overtime pay; freedom from employment discrimination; unemployment insurance; and other income support.

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 wage|minimum hourly wage]] and overtime pay; freedom from employment discrimination; unemployment insurance; and other income support.

*[[United States Employees' Compensation Appeals Board|Employees' Compensation Appeals Board]] (ECAB)

*[[United States Employees' Compensation Appeals Board|Employees' Compensation Appeals Board]] (ECAB)

*[[United States Employment Standards Administration|Employment Standards Administration]] (ESA)

*[[United States Employment Standards Administration|Employment Standards Administration]] (ESA)

*[[United States Employment and Training Administration| Employment & Training Administration]] (ETA)

*[[United States Employment and Training Administration|Employment & Training Administration]] (ETA)

*[[United States Mine Safety and Health Administration|Mine Safety & Health Administration]] (MSHA)

*[[United States Mine Safety and Health Administration|Mine Safety & Health Administration]] (MSHA)

*[[United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration|Occupational Safety & Health Administration]] (OSHA)

*[[United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration|Occupational Safety & Health Administration]] (OSHA)

*[[United States Office of the Solicitor|Office of the Solicitor]] (SOL)

*[[United States Office of the Solicitor|Office of the Solicitor]] (SOL)

*[[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>

==External Links==

==External links==

*[http://www.dol.gov/ Official Website]

*[http://www.dol.gov/ Official Website]

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[[Category : United States Department of Labor]]

[[Category:United States Department of Labor]]

[[Category : United States Government]]

[[Category:United States Government]]

[[Category : United States Cabinet]]

[[Category:United States Cabinet]]

[[Category : Law Enforcement]]

[[Category:Law Enforcement]]

[[Category : List of Law Enforcement Agencies]]

[[Category:List of Law Enforcement Agencies]]

[[Category : Systems of Support]]

[[Category:Systems of Support]]

[[Category : United States Government Agencies]]

[[Category:United States Government Agencies]]

[[Category : Labor]]

[[Category:Labor]]