The Employment Standards Administration (ESA), the largest agency within the U.S. Department of Labor, enforces and administers laws governing legally-mandated wages and working conditions, including child labor, minimum wages, overtime and family and medical leave; equal employment opportunity in businesses with federal contracts and subcontracts; workers' compensation for certain employees injured on their jobs; internal union democracy and financial integrity, and union elections, which protect the rights of union members; and other laws and regulations governing employment standards and practices.

Employment Standards Administration (ESA) - Enforces and administers laws governing legally-mandated wages and working conditions.
Meta Description: [ US Department of Labor: ESA's mission is to enhance the welfare and protect the rights of American workers by enforcing employment laws. ]
Hour Division (WHD) - Administers federal laws concerning wage, hour and child labor, as well as several other programs covering prevailing wages for government contracts and farm labor, family and medical leave, immigration and polygraph testing.
Meta Description: [ The DOL Wage and Hour Division administers the wage, hour, and child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and programs covering government contracts, farm labor, family and medical leave, immigration, and polygraph testing., Enforces Federal minimum wage, overtime pay, record keeping... ]
Related Acts (DBRA) - Provides public access to Davis-Bacon information and supports the user in filling out the Report of Construction Contractor's Wage Rates (WD-10) Form. Includes information about the Schedule of Surveys being conducted to make wage determinations; regional office information; and, help.
Meta Description: [ Information to help businesses comply with the requirements of the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) as it relates to federally funded construction projects. ]
Compliance Assistance Information - Links to the Federal Contract Compliance, Workers' Compensation Programs, and Labor-Management Standards compliance web pages.
Minimum Wage Laws in the States - Interactive map of the United States comparing the Federal and state minimum wage amounts.
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) - Processes contractor Functional Affirmative Action Program (FAAP) requests.
Meta Description: [ The Department of Labor's Employment Standards Administration's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) enforces the Executive Order 11246, as amended; Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended and the affirmative action provisions (Section 4212) of the Vietnam Era ... ]
Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) - 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.
Meta Description: [ Administers and enforces
most provisions of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA). The LMRDA
was enacted primarily to ensure basic standards of democracy and fiscal responsibility in labor
organizations representing employees in private industry., Administers and... ]
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) - 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.
YouthRules! Initiative - Promotes positive and safe work experiences for young workers.
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