Department of Labor

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210

Phone, 202-693-5000. Internet, www.dol.gov.

SECRETARY OF LABOR Elaine L. Chao

Chief of Staff Steven J. Law

Executive Secretary Ruth Knouse

Deputy Secretary D. Cameron Findlay

Associate Deputy Secretary (vacancy)

Associate Deputy Secretary for (vacancy)

Adjudication

Chief Administrative Law Judge John M. Vittone

Chief Administrative Appeals Nancy Dolder

Judge, Benefits Review Board

Chief Economist Morgan Reynolds

Chief Financial Officer Samuel T. Mok

Chairman, Administrative Review M. Cynthia Douglass

Board

Chairman, Employees Compensation Michael J. Walsh

Appeals Board

Director, Office of Small (vacancy)

Business Programs

Director, Women's Bureau Shinae Chun

Assistant Secretary for Patrick Pizzella

Administration and Management

Assistant Secretary for Kristine Iverson

Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Assistant Secretary for Emily Stover DeRocco

Employment and Training

Assistant Secretary for Victoria A. Lipnic

Employment Standards

Assistant Secretary for Mine David D. Lauriski

Safety and Health

Assistant Secretary for John Henshaw

Occupational Safety and Health

Assistant Secretary for Pension Ann Laine Combs

and Welfare Benefits

Assistant Secretary for Policy Chris Spear

Assistant Secretary for Public Kathleen Harrington

Affairs

Assistant Secretary for Frederico Juarbe, Jr.

Veterans' Employment and Training

Commissioner of Labor Statistics Louis Orr, Acting

Deputy Under Secretary for Thomas Moorhead

International Labor Affairs

Inspector General Gordon S. Heddell

Solicitor of Labor Eugene Scalia

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The purpose of the Department of Labor is to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment. In carrying

out this mission, the Department administers a variety of Federal labor laws guaranteeing workers' rights to safe and healthful working conditions, a minimum hourly wage and overtime pay, freedom from employment discrimination, unemployment insurance, and workers' compensation. The Department also protects workers' pension rights; provides for job training programs; helps workers find jobs; works to strengthen free collective bargaining; and keeps track of changes in employment, prices, and other national economic measurements. As the Department seeks to assist all Americans who need and want to work, special efforts are made to meet the unique job market problems of older workers, youths, minority group members, women, the handicapped, and other groups.

The Department of Labor (DOL) was created by act of March 4, 1913 (29 U.S.C. 551). A Bureau of Labor was first created by Congress in 1884 under the Interior Department. The Bureau of Labor later became independent as a Department of Labor without executive rank. It again returned to bureau status in the Department of Commerce and Labor, which was created by act of February 14, 1903 (15 U.S.C. 1501).

Secretary The Secretary is the principal adviser to the President on the development and execution of policies and the administration and enforcement of laws relating to wage earners, their working conditions, and their employment opportunities.

Small BusinessPrograms The Office of Small Business Programs administers the Department's efforts to ensure procurement opportunities for small, small disadvantaged, women-owned small businesses, HUBZone businesses, and businesses owned by service-disabled veterans. It serves as the Department's central referral point for small-business regulatory compliance assistance information; manages the Department's minority colleges and universities programs and other special programs; and provides management oversight and guidance for the Department's advisory committees to ensure compliance with applicable statutes and related requirements.

For further information, call 202-693-6460.

Women's Bureau The Women's Bureau is responsible for formulating standards and policies that promote the welfare of wage earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment.

For further information, call 202-693-6710.

Regional Offices--Women's Bureau

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Address (Areas Served) Administrator

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Atlanta, GA (Suite 7T95, 61 Forsyth St. SW., Delores L. Crockett

30303) (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN).

Boston, MA (Rm. E-270, JFK Federal Bldg., Jacqueline Cooke

02203) (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT).

Chicago, IL (230 S. Dearborn St., 60604) Nancy Chen

(IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI).

Dallas, TX (525 Griffin St., 75202) (AR, LA, Beverly Lyle

NM, OK, TX).

Denver, CO (Suite 1620, 1999 Broadway, 80201- Frances Jefferson

6550) (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY).

Kansas City, MO (Suite 845, 1100 Main St., Rose A. Kemp

64105) (IA, KS, MO, NE).

New York, NY (201 Varick St., 10014) (NJ, Mary Murphree

NY, PR, VI).

Philadelphia, PA (Suite 880 W., 170 S. Cornelia Moore

Independence Mall W., 19106-3318) (DC, DE,

MD, PA, VA, WV).

San Francisco, CA (71 Stevenson St., 94105) Jenny Erwin

(AZ, CA, GU, HI, NV).

Seattle, WA (1111 3d Ave., 98101) (AK, ID, Karen Furia

OR, WA).

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International Affairs The Bureau of International Labor Affairs assists in formulating international economic, social, trade, and immigration policies affecting American workers; gathers and disseminates information on child labor practices worldwide; promotes respect for international labor standards to protect the economic and physical well-

being of workers in the United States and around the world; gathers and disseminates information on foreign labor markets and programs so that U.S. employment policy formulation might benefit from international experiences; carries out overseas technical assistance

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projects; assists in the administration of U.S. labor attache programs at embassies abroad; and conducts research on the labor market consequences of immigration proposals and legislation.

Employment and Training Administration

The The Employment and Training Administration contributes to the more efficient functioning of the U.S. labor market by providing quality job training, employment, labor market information, and income-maintenance services primarily through State and local workforce development systems.

Adult Services The Administration is responsible for planning and developing policies, legislative proposals, goals, strategies, budgets, and resource allocation for the operation of comprehensive services to adults in the work force investment system; designing, developing, and administering employment and training services for welfare recipients, Native Americans, migrant and seasonal farmworkers, older workers, individuals with disabilities, and individuals dislocated due to mass layoffs and emergencies; and providing direction for the investigation of worker petitions and the preparation of industry impact studies relating to trade adjustment assistance.

For more information, call 202-693-3500.

Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services The Administration is responsible for developing materials and conducting a program of public awareness to secure the adoption of training in skilled occupations and related training policies and practices used by employers, unions, and other organizations; developing policies and plans to enhance opportunities for minority and female participation in skilled training; and coordinating the effective use of Federal, labor, and employer resources to create a clear training-to-employment corridor for customers of the work force development system.

For more information, call 202-693-2796.

Workforce Security The Administration is responsible for interpreting Federal legislative requirements for State unemployment compensation and employment service programs and one-stop systems; guiding and assisting States in adopting laws, regulations, and policies that conform with and support Federal law; developing, negotiating, and monitoring reimbursable agreements with States to administer the Work Opportunity and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credits Program; providing policy guidance for the Immigration and Nationality Act concerning aliens seeking admission into the United States in order to work; and overseeing the development and implementation of the Nation's labor market information system.

For more information, call 202-693-3200.

Youth Services The Administration is responsible for planning, developing, and recommending objectives, policies, and strategies for operations of a comprehensive youth employment and training system; and providing policy guidance and program performance oversight for Job Corps youth employment and training services and youth opportunity grant program authorized under the Workforce Investment Act.

For more information, call 202-693-3030.

The Administration has regional offices responsible for the oversight and grant administration of employment and training programs operated by State governments.

Regional Offices--Employment and Training Administration

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Address (Areas Served) Administrator Telephone Fax

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Atlanta, GA (Rm. 6M12, 61 Forsyth St. SW., Anna Goddard....................... 404-562-2092 404-562-2149

30303) (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN).

Boston, MA (Rm. E-350, JFK Federal Bldg., Robert J. Semler................... 617-565-3630 617-565-2229

02203) (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT).

Chicago, IL (Rm. 628, 230 S. Dearborn St., Byron...