United States Secretary of Labor

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United States Cabinet position government office

The United States Secretary of Labor is the head of the Department of Labor and a Cabinet-level official responsible for overseeing federal labor standards, employment policy, and workplace safety in the U.S.

Aliases (5)

Secretary of Labor ×14
Secretary of Labor of the United States ×2
U.S. Secretary of Labor ×2
Office of the Secretary of Labor ×1
Wirtz, Secretary of Labor of the United States ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Cabinet position → government office →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
confirmedBy	United States Senate →
country	United States of America →
createdBy	United States Congress →
department	United States Department of Labor →
formationYear	1913 →
hasAuthorityOver	Bureau of Labor Statistics → Employment and Training Administration → Mine Safety and Health Administration → Occupational Safety and Health Administration → Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs → Wage and Hour Division →
heads	United States Department of Labor →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
legalBasis	United States Code →
memberOf	United States Cabinet →
nominatedBy	President of the United States →
officeLocation	Frances Perkins Building →
oversees	employment policy → federal labor standards → job training programs → labor statistics policy → occupational safety and health policy → unemployment insurance policy → wage and hour standards → workplace safety policy →
participatesIn	meetings of the United States Cabinet →
partOf	United States Cabinet →
policyArea	employment → labor → workplace safety →
precededBy	United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor →
rank	Cabinet-level official →
reportsTo	President of the United States →
residence	Washington, D.C. →
responsibleFor	administration of labor-related benefits → coordination with employers → coordination with labor unions → coordination with state labor agencies → enforcement of federal labor laws → implementation of workplace safety regulations → policy development on wages and working conditions → promotion of employment opportunities → protection of workers →
seat	Washington, D.C. →
style	The Honorable →
termLength	no fixed term →

Referenced by (35)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Administrative Review Board ("Secretary of Labor") → BRB ("Secretary of Labor") → Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor ("Secretary of Labor") → Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor ("Secretary of Labor of the United States") → Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Labor ("Secretary of Labor") → OASAM ("Secretary of Labor") → Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of Labor) ("Secretary of Labor") → Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of Labor) ("Secretary of Labor") → Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Labor ("Secretary of Labor") → Office of the Chief Financial Officer (U.S. Department of Labor) ("Secretary of Labor") → Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (U.S. Department of Labor) ("Secretary of Labor") →	reportsTo
Arthur J. Goldberg → Elizabeth Dole → Frances Perkins →	positionHeld
Office of the Assistant Secretaries of Labor → Office of the Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor ("Secretary of Labor") → Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration →	subordinateTo
Office of the Secretary of Labor → United States Department of Labor →	headedBy
Madam Secretary ("Secretary of Labor") →	appliesToPosition
Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor ("Secretary of Labor of the United States") →	appointedBy
Office of the Secretary of Labor →	appointedOfficialHeads
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation →	boardMember
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation →	boardOfDirectorsChair
Office of the Assistant Secretaries of Labor →	coordinatesWith
Presidential Succession Act →	definesSuccessionPosition
Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement provisions of ERISA ("Secretary of Labor") →	enforcedBy
Administrative Review Board ("Secretary of Labor") →	establishedBy
United States Department of Labor ("Office of the Secretary of Labor") →	hasOffice
Benefits Review Board ("U.S. Secretary of Labor") →	memberAppointmentBy
Frances Perkins Building →	namedAfterOccupation
Mystic River Bridge ("U.S. Secretary of Labor") →	namedAfterPosition
Maryland v. Wirtz ("Wirtz, Secretary of Labor of the United States") →	respondent
National League of Cities v. Usery →	respondentOffice
Madam Secretary →	usedForOffice