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Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Administers anti-discrimination provisions pertaining to government contractors and subcontractors.

Office of Labor-Management Standards
enforces provisions of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) and related laws which establish basic standards of democracy and fiscal responsibility for unions representing employees in private industry, Federal government employees, and Postal Service employees. OLMS administers provisions relating to electing union officers, safeguarding union funds and assets, establishing and maintaining trusteeships, and reporting and disclosure by unions, employers, labor relations consultants, union officers and employees, and surety companies. OLMS also administers the Secretary of Labor’s statutory responsibilities for the Mass Transit Employee Protection Program (Sec. 13(c) of the Federal Transit Act).

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Administers three major disability compensation programs which provide wage replacement benefits, medical treatment, vocational rehabilitation and other benefits to certain workers or their dependents who experience work-related injury or occupational disease.

Wage and Hour Division
Administers the wage, hour and child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as well as several other programs covering prevailing wages for government contracts and farm labor, family and medical leave, immigration and polygraph testing.

Most Visited Sites:
Wage & Hour Division Home Page
State Minimum Wages
Family & Medical Leave Act Info
Minimum Wage Info
Overtime Pay Requirements

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