“Department of Labor”

This page presents an official legal definition of “Department of Labor” from a government source. Additional definitions will be added as jurisdictions publish them.

Jurisdiction: United States United States

Department of the Executive Branch of the U.S. government that 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.

Source: USCIS Glossary, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services