WHD
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WHD is the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, the federal agency responsible for enforcing minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor, and other key labor standards.
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| instanceOf |
division of the United States Department of Labor
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federal agency → |
| abbreviation |
WHD
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| alsoKnownAs |
U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division
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| appliesTo |
certain public sector employers in the United States
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most private sector employers in the United States → |
| country |
United States
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| employerOf |
federal investigators
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wage and hour compliance specialists → |
| enforces |
certain federal child labor restrictions
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certain federal leave and contract labor provisions → federal wage and hour standards → |
| foundedBy |
United States federal government
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| goal |
ensure compliance with federal labor standards
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promote fair and competitive labor markets → protect workers’ wages → |
| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| jurisdiction |
federal labor standards in the United States
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| languageOfWork |
English
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| legalAuthority |
Davis-Bacon and Related Acts
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Fair Labor Standards Act → Family and Medical Leave Act → Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act → Service Contract Act → Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act → various federal child labor provisions → |
| oversightBy |
United States Congress
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| parentOrganization |
United States Department of Labor
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| partOf |
United States Department of Labor’s Employment Standards Administration (historically)
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executive branch of the United States federal government → |
| regulates |
employment of minors in covered occupations
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minimum wage for covered workers → overtime pay for covered workers → |
| responsibleFor |
conducting compliance investigations of employers
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enforcement of certain prevailing wage requirements on federal contracts → enforcement of certain provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act → enforcement of certain recordkeeping requirements under federal labor laws → enforcement of federal child labor provisions → enforcement of federal minimum wage laws → enforcement of federal overtime pay requirements → enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act → investigating complaints of wage violations → providing guidance on federal wage and hour laws → |
| sector |
labor regulation
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| subjectOf |
federal labor policy debates
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| typeOfJurisdiction |
administrative enforcement
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| website |
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Wage and Hour Division
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Wage and Hour Division → |
abbreviation |