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| An executive bureau with jurisdiction over occupational law dates back to 1888. The cabinet-level [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfCommerce|Department of Commerce and Labor]] existed between 1903 and 1913. It was then split into the modern DOC and DOL. | An executive bureau with jurisdiction over occupational law dates back to 1888. [[UnitedStates/TheodoreRoosevelt|Roosevelt]] created the '''Department of Commerce and Labor''' in 1903. In 1913, [[UnitedStates/WoodrowWilson|Wilson]] split the department into the modern DOL and [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfCommerce|DOC]]. |
United States Department of Labor
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is an executive department of the federal government. DOL administers and enforces occupational, wage, and unemployment laws and programs.
Composition
The department is led by the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Labor.
These agencies report to the secretary:
History
An executive bureau with jurisdiction over occupational law dates back to 1888.
Roosevelt created the Department of Commerce and Labor in 1903.
In 1913, Wilson split the department into the modern DOL and DOC.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics dates back to 1884, but it was originally established within the Department of the Interior.