Office of the Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor

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federal agency component legal office

The Office of the Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor is the department’s chief legal office, responsible for providing legal advice, drafting regulations, and enforcing federal labor and employment laws in court.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Office of the Solicitor of Labor	3
Solicitor of Labor	3

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal agency component ⓘ legal office ⓘ
activity	advising on compliance and enforcement strategies ⓘ coordinating with the U.S. Department of Justice on certain cases ⓘ negotiating settlements in enforcement cases ⓘ preparing and reviewing litigation documents ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
employer	federal government attorneys ⓘ support staff ⓘ
governmentBranch	executive branch of the United States government ⓘ
hasType	civil service organization ⓘ
headedBy	Office of the Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Solicitor of Labor
headOfGovernmentBody	Office of the Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Solicitor of Labor
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
legalArea	administrative law ⓘ employment law ⓘ labor law ⓘ regulatory law ⓘ
location	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of Labor ⓘ
purpose	to advance and enforce workers’ rights under federal statutes ⓘ to ensure that the Department of Labor’s actions comply with federal law ⓘ
responsibility	advising on rulemaking under federal labor statutes ⓘ defending Department of Labor regulations in court ⓘ drafting regulations for the U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ enforcing federal employment laws in court ⓘ enforcing federal labor laws in court ⓘ litigating enforcement actions before administrative tribunals ⓘ litigating enforcement actions in federal courts ⓘ providing legal advice to the U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ providing legal opinions to Department of Labor agencies ⓘ providing legal opinions to the Secretary of Labor ⓘ representing the U.S. Department of Labor in court ⓘ reviewing regulations for legal sufficiency ⓘ supporting enforcement of anti-discrimination employment laws within its jurisdiction ⓘ supporting enforcement of employee benefits laws ⓘ supporting enforcement of wage and hour laws ⓘ supporting enforcement of workplace safety and health laws ⓘ
role	chief legal office of the U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
subordinateTo	United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ surface form: Secretary of Labor
worksWith	Employee Benefits Security Administration ⓘ Occupational Safety and Health Administration ⓘ Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ⓘ Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs ⓘ Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs → collaboratesWith → Office of the Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ

Office of the Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor → headOfGovernmentBody → Office of the Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Solicitor of Labor

Office of the Solicitor → headOfOfficeTitle → Office of the Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Solicitor of Labor

Office of the Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor → headedBy → Office of the Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Solicitor of Labor

Office of the Secretary of Labor → oversees → Office of the Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of the Solicitor of Labor

Office of Labor-Management Standards → worksWith → Office of the Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of the Solicitor of Labor

Office of the Deputy Secretary of Labor → worksWith → Office of the Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of the Solicitor of Labor

Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor → worksWith → Office of the Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ

subject surface form: Wage and Hour Division