Difference between revisions of "United States Department of Labor"
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*[[United States Bureau of International Labor Affairs|Bureau of International Labor Affairs]] (ILAB) | *[[United States Bureau of International Labor Affairs|Bureau of International Labor Affairs]] (ILAB) | ||
*[[United States Bureau of Labor Statistics|Bureau of Labor Statistics]] (BLS) | *[[United States Bureau of Labor Statistics|Bureau of Labor Statistics]] (BLS) | ||
| − | *[[United States Center for Faith-Based | + | *[[United States Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives|Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives]] (CFBCI) |
*[[United States Employee Benefits Security Administration|Employee Benefits Security Administration]] (EBSA) | *[[United States Employee Benefits Security Administration|Employee Benefits Security Administration]] (EBSA) | ||
*[[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 | + | *[[United States Employment and Training Administration| Employment & Training Administration]] (ETA) |
| − | *[[United States Mine Safety | + | *[[United States Mine Safety and Health Administration|Mine Safety & Health Administration]] (MSHA) |
| − | *[[United States Occupational Safety | + | *[[United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration|Occupational Safety & Health Administration]] (OSHA) |
*[[United States Office of Administrative Law Judges|Office of Administrative Law Judges]] (OALJ) | *[[United States Office of Administrative Law Judges|Office of Administrative Law Judges]] (OALJ) | ||
| − | *[[United States Office of Congressional | + | *[[United States Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs|Office of Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs]] (OCIA) |
*[[United States Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management|Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration | *[[United States Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management|Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration | ||
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*[[United States Office of Small Business Programs|Office of Small Business Programs]] (OSBP) | *[[United States Office of Small Business Programs|Office of Small Business Programs]] (OSBP) | ||
*[[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 | + | *[[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> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 10:07, July 16, 2007
The Department of Labor fosters and promotes 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]
