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Department of Labor
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The United States Department of Labor is a U.S. Cabinet level department responsible for occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, re-employment services, and some economic statistics. Many U.S. states also have such departments. The department is headed by the Secretary of Labor.
The Department of Labor (DOL) fosters and promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable employment, protecting their retirement and health care benefits, helping employers find workers, strengthening free collective bargaining, and tracking changes in employment, prices, and other national economic measurements. In carrying out this mission, the Department administers a variety of Federal labor laws including those that guarantee workers’ rights to safe and healthful working conditions; a minimum hourly wage and overtime pay; freedom from employment discrimination; unemployment insurance; and other income support.
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References
External links
- United States Department of Labor Official Website
- Labor Certification Tracker: A Labor Certification tracker that lets users share and discuss the details of their labor applications, reducing guesswork and making it easier to estimate processing times.
- Immigration links A list of frequently used links for employment-based immigrants.
- Department Of Labor Meeting Notices and Rule Changes from The Federal Register RSS Feed
- Proposed and finalized federal regulations from the United States Department of Labor
- Jobs and Occupations in highest demand in USA: 2006 to 2016
