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 Donald C. Findlay
Associate Deputy Secretary James McMullen, Acting
Associate Deputy Secretary for Nancy S. Dolder
Adjudication
Chief Administrative Law Judge John M. Vittone
Chief Administrative Appeals Betty J. Hall
Judge, Benefits Review Board
Chief Economist (vacancy)
Chief Financial Officer Brenda M. Kyle, Acting
Chairman, Administrative Review Paul Greenberg
Board
Chairman, Employees Compensation Michael J. Walsh
Appeals Board
Director, Office of Small June M. Robinson
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 Raymond Uhalde, Acting
Employment and Training
Assistant Secretary for Joseph N. Kennedy, Employment Standards Acting
Assistant Secretary for Mine David D. Lauriski
Safety and Health
Assistant Secretary for R. Davis Layne, Acting
Occupational Safety and Health
Assistant Secretary for Pension Ann Laine Combs
and Welfare Benefits
Assistant Secretary for Policy Chris Spear
Assistant Secretary for Public Stuart Roy
Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Stanley Seidel, Acting
Veterans' Employment and Training
Commissioner of Labor Statistics Katharine G. Abraham
Deputy Under Secretary for Jorge Perez-Lopez, International Labor Acting
Affairs
Inspector General Gordon S. Heddell
Solicitor of Labor Judith E. Kramer, Acting
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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.
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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, 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, with a view to maximizing higher wage and higher value U.S. jobs derived from global economic integration; 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 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 Employment and Training Administration fulfills responsibilities assigned to the Secretary of Labor that relate to employment services, job training, and unemployment insurance. Component offices and services administer a Federal/State employment security system; fund and oversee programs to provide work experience and training for groups having difficulty entering or returning to the work force; formulate and promote apprenticeship standards and programs; and conduct continuing programs of research, development, and evaluation.
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 and 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 Targeted Jobs Tax Credit 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 services grant programs authorized under the Workforce Investment Act and the school-
to-work system.
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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