Department of Labor
Workforce oversight bureau
The Department of Labor is a cabinet-level agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for workplace standards, employment conditions, and workers' rights.
It administers laws on minimum wage, overtime, workplace safety, unemployment insurance, and job training.
Often abbreviated DOL: The Department of Labor released new overtime regulations.
- minimum wageLowest lawful hourly rate
- living wageIncome covering necessities
- job trainingTeaching skills for employment
- agencyPower to act
- officeProfessional work location
bureau · employment rate · equal pay · overtime rules · collective bargaining · whistleblower protections · apprenticeships · wage growth · unemployment insurance · pink slip · anti-discrimination laws · commission · retraining programs · nine to five · gig economy · workers' compensation · workers' rights · workplace safety
Department of Labormanagement
Organizing and directing resources
corporate lobby · business interests · capital · Wall Street · corporate interests
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