Department+of+Labor

 **Department of Labor**

Secretary of Labor: Hilda L. Solis The Department of Labor  The Department of labor enforces over 180 federal laws. These laws create a safe work environment for 125 million workers and 10 million employers. The Department of Labor (DOL) is responsible for policies that concern issues such as the federal minimum wage and overtime, including creating a safe environment for workers, through strict safety protocols. Another primary of the (DOL) is to provide compensation to employees that qualify who are disabled or die in the line of work; under the Office of Workers Compensation Program act (OWCP) this is made possible. In case a person dies in the while working the family is given the compensation. Similar laws include the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) act.  Our mission statement

To foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights. History of the department of Labor The organic act established the department of labor March 4, 1913. President William Taft approved the organic act hours before Woodrow Wilson was inaugurated. After President William approved the organic act, the Labor union was created immediately. The organic act was the product of approximately half-century of work and dedication. The Central labor Union was the major force in creating the Department of Labor; argue they had no voice in the cabinet. President Woodrow Wilson was exceptive of the Department of Labor (DOL). The (DOL) consisted of the U.S. conciliation Service (USCS) which mediated labor regulations and disputes, (similar to Labor Unions today). Other previous departments included the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the Bureau of Immigration, the Bureau of Naturalization and the Children's Bureau. President Woodrow Wilson appointed Congressmen William B. Wilson, a founder and former Secretary Treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America. Upon entry into World War I in April 1917 maximum production became a necessity to support the United States war efforts, work conditions and labor peace became an enormous ordeal. The department of Labor assumes these concerns with ease, implementing the nation’s war policy.

In 1882 the Central Labor union celebrate the first Labor Day to celebrate In New York as the “Workmen’s Holiday.” In 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrious cities around the country.