Office of Labor-Management Standards
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The Office of Labor-Management Standards is a division of the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for administering and enforcing laws governing union democracy, financial integrity, and transparency in labor organizations.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
division of the United States Department of Labor
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government agency → |
| abbreviation | OLMS → |
| canReferCasesTo | United States Department of Justice for criminal prosecution → |
| conducts |
compliance audits of labor organizations
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investigations of embezzlement and financial irregularities in labor organizations → investigations of union officer elections → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataPortal | Online Public Disclosure Room for union reports → |
| enforces |
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act bonding requirements
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Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act fiduciary responsibility provisions → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act financial reporting provisions → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act reporting requirements for employers and labor relations consultants → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act reporting requirements for surety companies → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act reporting requirements for union officers and employees → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act restrictions on loans to officers and employees → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act trusteeship provisions → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act union officer election provisions → |
| goal | to deter corruption and financial mismanagement in labor organizations → |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. → |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| legalBasis | Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 → |
| mission |
to promote union democracy and financial integrity in private-sector labor unions
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to protect union members by ensuring transparency and accountability in labor organizations → |
| oversees |
union financial reporting and disclosure
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union officer elections under the LMRDA → union trusteeships under the LMRDA → |
| parentOrganization | United States Department of Labor → |
| partOf | Employment and Training Administration (historically, for some functions) → |
| provides |
compliance assistance to employers and labor relations consultants
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compliance assistance to labor organizations → compliance assistance to union officers and employees → |
| publishes |
annual reports on union financial data
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guidance and regulations implementing the LMRDA → |
| regulates |
labor organization officers and employees under the LMRDA
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labor organizations covered by the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act → |
| responsibleFor |
administering labor-management reporting laws
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enforcing labor-management reporting laws → promoting financial integrity in labor organizations → promoting transparency in labor organizations → promoting union democracy → |
| scopeOfAuthority |
certain labor organizations representing U.S. Postal Service employees
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intermediate and national labor organizations subject to the LMRDA → private-sector labor organizations covered by the LMRDA → |
| supervisingAgency | Office of the Secretary of Labor → |
| typeOfLawEnforcement | civil enforcement of labor-management reporting laws → |
| website | https://www.dol.gov/agencies/olms → |
| worksWith |
Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Labor
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Office of the Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor →
surface form:
Office of the Solicitor of Labor
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Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
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administeredBy
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Office of Labor-Management Standards
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