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The United States Secretary of Labor is a member of the
Cabinet of the United States The Cabinet of the United States is a body consisting of the vice president of the United States and the heads of the executive branch's departments in the federal government of the United States. It is the principal official advisory body to ...
, and as the head of the
United States Department of Labor The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It is responsible for the administration of federal laws governing occupational safety and health, wage and hour standards, unemploy ...
, controls the department, and enforces and suggests laws involving unions, the
workplace A workplace is a location where someone works, for their employer or themselves, a place of employment. Such a place can range from a home office to a large office building or factory. For industrialized societies, the workplace is one of ...
, and all other issues involving any form of business-person controversies. Formerly, there was a
Department of Commerce and Labor The United States Department of Commerce and Labor was a short-lived Cabinet department of the United States government, which was concerned with fostering and supervising big business. Origins and establishment Calls in the United States for ...
. That department split into two in 1913. The Department of Commerce is headed by the
secretary of commerce The United States secretary of commerce (SecCom) is the head of the United States Department of Commerce. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters relating to commerce. The secretary rep ...
. Secretary of labor is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule, thus earning a salary of US$221,400, as of January 2021.
Marty Walsh Martin Joseph Walsh (born April 10, 1967) is an American politician and former union official. He has been the 29th United States Secretary of Labor since March 23, 2021. A Democrat, he previously served as the 54th mayor of Boston from 2014, ...
has been secretary since being sworn in on March 23, 2021. He was confirmed the previous day by the Senate as the last member of
Joe Biden's cabinet Joe Biden assumed office as President of the United States on January 20, 2021. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the United States Senate for confirmation under the Appointments Clause of the United State ...
, after being nominated by President Joe Biden on January 7, 2021.


List of secretaries of labor

; Parties (13) (16) Status


Line of succession

The line of succession for the Secretary of Labor is as follows: #
Deputy Secretary of Labor The United States deputy secretary of labor is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Labor. In the United States federal government, the deputy secretary oversees the day-to-day operation of the Department of Lab ...
# Solicitor of Labor # Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management # Assistant Secretary for Policy # Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs # Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training # Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security # Assistant Secretary for
Occupational Safety and Health Occupational safety and health (OSH), also commonly referred to as occupational health and safety (OHS), occupational health, or occupational safety, is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the safety, health, and welfare of people at wo ...
# Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health # Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs # Chief Financial Officer # Administrator,
Wage and Hour Division The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the United States Department of Labor is the federal office responsible for enforcing federal labor laws. The Division was formed with the enactment of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. The Wage and Hour m ...
# Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training # Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy # Deputy Solicitor of Labor (First Assistant of the Solicitor of Labor) # Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy (First Assistant of the Assistant Secretary for Policy) # Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs (First Assistant of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs) # Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training (First Assistant of the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training) # Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy (First Assistant of the Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security) # Deputy Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health (First Assistant of the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health) # Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health (First Assistant of the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health) # Regional Solicitor—Dallas # Regional Administrator for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management—Region VI/Dallas


Secretary succession

If none of the above officials are available to serve as Acting Secretary of Labor, the Designated Secretarial Designee assumes interim operational control over the Department, except the Secretary's non-delegable responsibilities. # Director,
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is part of the U.S. Department of Labor. OFCCP is responsible for ensuring that employers doing business with the Federal government comply with the laws and regulations requiring nondis ...
# Director of the Women's Bureau # Regional Administrator, Employment and Training Administration—Dallas # Regional Administration, Occupational Safety and Health Administration—Dallas


See also

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United States Deputy Secretary of Labor The United States deputy secretary of labor is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Labor. In the United States federal government, the deputy secretary oversees the day-to-day operation of the Department of Lab ...
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United States Department of Labor Office of Inspector General The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It is responsible for the administration of federal laws governing occupational safety and health, wage and hour standards, unemploym ...


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External links

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Labor Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the la ...
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Labor Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the la ...
1913 establishments in the United States