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- Formed: March 4, 1913
- Established by President William H. Taft
- Preceding Agencies: Bureau of Labor, Department of Commerce and Labor
- Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
- Employees (2004): 17,347
- Current Secretary of Labor: Elaine Chao
- Annual budget (2004): $59.7 billion
- Became a Cabinet level position March 4, 1913
- Enforces 180 federal lawsU.S. Department of Labor: Summary of the Major Laws of the Department of Labor
- Laws regulate over 125 million workersU.S. Department of Labor: Summary of the Major Laws of the Department of Labor
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) is a Cabinet-level division of the Federal Government. Its principal duties are to gather economic statistics and to establish standards for wages, work hours and occupational safety. The DoL also provides unemployment insurance, re-employment services, and enforces 180 different labor laws.
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Early History
The Department of Labor originated from the Bureau of Labor, established in 1884 under President Chester A. Arthur. On February 14, 1903, Theodore Roosevelt expanded the Bureau of Labor's duties and renamed the Department of Commerce and Labor. The Department of Labor became its own independent Cabinet agency on March 4, 1913. President William H. Taft signed the legislation to do so on his very last day in office. -
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U.S. Department of Labor Questions
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Will there be another civil war in the U.S.? 9 AnswersProbably not. 150 years ago, people were different and much more willing to take action on what they believed in. It seems now that everything is just an inte... read more -
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Department of Labor Time Line
- 1913: Law creating the U.S. Department of Labor was signed into law March 4th by President William Taft/William Wilson becomes first Secretary
- 1916: September 1st Keating-Owen Act is signed in to law banning child labor
- 1916: September 7th Office of Workers Compensation established
- 1920: Women's Bureau organic act established on June 5th
- 1924: Strict Immigration quotas set with The Johnson Act
- 1930: Veteran's Division authorized by Congress
- 1932: Frances Perkin's named first woman to any Cabinet position
- 1940: INS transferred to Department of Justice
- 1963: Equal Pay Act
- 1967: Age Discrimination in Employment Act
- 1970: OSHA established as of April 28, 1971
- 1974: Veterans' Reemployment Rights Act
- 1987: Pension Protection Act of 1987
- 1990: Americans with Disabilities Act
- 1993: NATO agreement signed
- 1993: Family and Medical Leave Act
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