United States Department of Labor

E1719

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.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

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.

Office of the Secretary of Labor → headOfGovernmentBody → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

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

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

Cabinet of the United States → includesOffice → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Administrative Review Board → jurisdiction → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Mine Safety and Health Administration → jurisdiction → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

OASAM → jurisdiction → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Inspector General is appointed by the President of the United States → jurisdiction → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

subject surface form: Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of Labor)

Office of Management and Policy → jurisdiction → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Office of Management and Policy → locatedIn → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of Labor headquarters (approximate)

Job Corps → operatedBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Equal Pay Act of 1963 → originallyEnforcedBy → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

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

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee → oversees → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Labor

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee → oversees → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee → oversees → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mine Safety and Health Administration

HELP Committee → overseesAgency → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

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

BLS → parentAgency → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

BRB → parentAgency → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

EBSA → parentAgency → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Employment and Training Administration (historically, for some functions) → parentAgency → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

subject surface form: Employment and Training Administration

OLMS → parentAgency → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs → parentAgency → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration → parentAgency → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Women’s Bureau → parentAgency → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Benefits Review Board → parentOrganization → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics → parentOrganization → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Civilian Conservation Corps → parentOrganization → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Employee Benefits Security Administration → parentOrganization → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board → parentOrganization → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Mine Safety and Health Administration → parentOrganization → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

OASAM → parentOrganization → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Occupational Safety and Health Administration → parentOrganization → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs → parentOrganization → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Office of Labor-Management Standards → parentOrganization → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Office of Public Affairs → parentOrganization → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

subject surface form: Office of Public Affairs (U.S. Department of Labor)

Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs → parentOrganization → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer → parentOrganization → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

subject surface form: Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (U.S. Department of Labor)

Office of the Solicitor → parentOrganization → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor → parentOrganization → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

subject surface form: Wage and Hour Division

WHD → parentOrganization → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

subject surface form: Wage and Hour Division

Administrative Review Board → partOf → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

BLS → partOf → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Benefits Review Board → partOf → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

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

Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor → partOf → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor → partOf → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Employee Benefits Security Administration → partOf → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board → partOf → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs → partOf → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs → partOf → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor

Office of Inspector General → partOf → United States Department of Labor ⓘ

subject surface form: Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of Labor)