United States Department of Labor

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federal executive department government agency

The United States Department of Labor is a federal executive department responsible for promoting the welfare of wage earners, improving working conditions, and overseeing labor-related laws and programs in the United States.

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Observed surface forms (13)

Surface form	Occurrences
U.S. Department of Labor	25
Department of Labor	4
Employment and Training Administration	2
Occupational Safety and Health Administration	2
DOL	1
Department of Labor of the United States	1
Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor	1
Mine Safety and Health Administration	1
Office of Disability Employment Policy	1
Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs	1
United States Department of Labor headquarters (approximate)	1
United States Department of Labor’s Employment Standards Administration (historically)	1
Veterans’ Employment and Training Service	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal executive department ⓘ government agency ⓘ
abbreviation	United States Department of Labor self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DOL
country	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfFormation	1913-03-04 ⓘ
formedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
hasDivision	Administrative Review Board ⓘ Benefits Review Board ⓘ Bureau of Labor Statistics ⓘ Employee Benefits Security Administration ⓘ Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board ⓘ United States Department of Labor self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Employment and Training Administration Mine Safety and Health Administration ⓘ United States Department of Labor self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs ⓘ United States Department of Labor self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Office of Disability Employment Policy Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ⓘ Office of Labor-Management Standards ⓘ Office of Public Affairs ⓘ United States Department of Labor self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management ⓘ Office of the Chief Financial Officer ⓘ Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer ⓘ Office of the Chief Information Officer ⓘ United States Department of Labor self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Veterans’ Employment and Training Service Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ surface form: Wage and Hour Division Women’s Bureau ⓘ
hasMotto	“Promoting the welfare of wage earners, job seekers and retirees in the United States” ⓘ
hasOffice	Office of Inspector General ⓘ Office of the Deputy Secretary of Labor ⓘ United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ surface form: Office of the Secretary of Labor Office of the Solicitor ⓘ
headedBy	United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States of America ⓘ
legalForm	executive department ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	District of Columbia ⓘ
namedAfter	labor as an economic and social concept ⓘ
oversees	federal labor standards ⓘ job training programs ⓘ pension and health benefit plan standards ⓘ unemployment insurance programs ⓘ workplace safety regulations ⓘ
partOf	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
precededBy	United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ
reportsTo	President of the United States ⓘ
responsibleFor	collection of labor market statistics ⓘ enforcement of child labor laws ⓘ enforcement of federal minimum wage laws ⓘ enforcement of overtime pay requirements ⓘ promotion of safe and healthful working conditions ⓘ protection of retirement and health benefits ⓘ
seat	Frances Perkins Building ⓘ

Referenced by (126)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Department of Labor → abbreviation → United States Department of Labor self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DOL

Black Lung Benefits Act → administeredBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Defense Base Act → administeredBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Labor

ERISA → administeredBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Labor

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 → administeredBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Labor

Executive Order 11246 → administeredBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Labor

Fair Labor Standards Act → administeredBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Federal Employees’ Compensation Act → administeredBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Labor

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 → administeredBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 → administeredBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Landrum–Griffin Act → administeredBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act → administeredBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Labor

Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 → administeredBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement provisions of ERISA → administeredBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Labor

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (workers’ compensation provisions) → administeredBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Labor

Public Law 86-257 → administeredBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 → administeredBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Labor

Title IX of the Social Security Act → administeredBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 → administeredBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Labor

Emergency Quota Act of 1921 → administrationBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Frances Perkins Building → category → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Indiana Department of Workforce Development → collaboratesWith → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Labor

executive branch of the United States → contains → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Labor

War Manpower Commission → cooperatedWith → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

CCC → coordinatedBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

subject surface form: Civilian Conservation Corps

this entity surface form: Department of Labor of the United States

Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator → coordinatesWith → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Labor

United States Secretary of Labor → department → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Frances Perkins → employer → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Philip M. Kaiser → employer → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

COBRA → enforcedBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Labor

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 → enforcedBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Labor

Defense Base Act → enforcedBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Labor

Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1961 → enforcedBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1966 → enforcedBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974 → enforcedBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1977 → enforcedBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1985 → enforcedBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 → enforcedBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Labor

LMRDA → enforcedBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Labor

Public Law 88-38 → enforcedBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Labor

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (civil enforcement in certain contexts) → enforcedBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

subject surface form: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act

United States Code Title 29 → enforcedBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

United States labor law → enforcedBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

United States Secretary of Labor → hasAuthorityOver → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Employment and Training Administration

United States Department of Labor → hasDivision → United States Department of Labor self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Employment and Training Administration

United States Department of Labor → hasDivision → United States Department of Labor self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Occupational Safety and Health Administration

United States Department of Labor → hasDivision → United States Department of Labor self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs

United States Department of Labor → hasDivision → United States Department of Labor self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Veterans’ Employment and Training Service

United States Department of Labor → hasDivision → United States Department of Labor self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of Disability Employment Policy

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management → hasParentAgency → United States Department of Labor ⓘ