Part of the
Team...Part of the Dream
The Department of Labor is supported
by a team of program-related and administrative organizations that keep us
focused and running smoothly.
The Administrative
Review Board (ARB) acts for the Secretary of Labor in
issuing a final agency decision on cases arising in review or on decisions of
the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Standards Administration, the
Administrator for Wage and Hour, or the Office
of Administrative Law Judges under the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards
Act, the McNamara-O' Hara Service Contract Act, and the Davis-Bacon Act, as
well as other laws providing for prevailing wage findings by the Secretary of
Labor.
The Benefits Review
Board (BRB) considers and decides appeals of decisions of
Administrative Law Judges that raise substantial questions of law or fact with
respect to claims of employees under the Longshore and Harbor Workers'
Compensation Act and its extensions and the Black Lung Benefits Act and its
extensions.
The Bureau of
International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
 assists in formulating international economic,
trade and immigration policies affecting American workers. The Bureau
represents the United States on delegations to multi-lateral and bilateral
trade negotiations, and on such international bodies as the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the International Labor Organization (ILO), the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and other U.N.
organizations. It also helps administer the U.S. labor attache program at
embassies abroad; carries out overseas technical assistance projects; monitors
internationally recognized worker rights; and conducts labor study programs for
foreign visitors to the United States. ILAB has established itself as one of
the most important and reliable sources of information on the exploitation of
child labor around the world.
The Employees'
Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB) hears and decides appeals
from decisions of the Office of Workers' Compensation Program concerning work
injuries and diseases under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act.
The Office of
Administrative Law Judges (ALJ) preside over formal hearings
and render decisions involving black lung benefits and Longshore workers'
compensation as well as other matters arising from over 80 labor-related
statutes and regulations.
The Office of
Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs (OCIA) provides
direction for legislative and intergovernmental programs of the Department of
Labor and implements decisions by and for the Secretary and Deputy Secretary
for all policy and operations matters which affect legislative programs,
proposals, and priorities. OCIA acts as liaison between the Department of Labor
and groups on the outside that have an interest in the Department's overall
goals and objectives. 
The Office of Public
Affairs (OPA) provides the Secretary of Labor and the
Department of Labor' s agencies with advice and guidance on all matters
pertaining to public affairs. OPA plans and carries out comprehensive national
and regional public affairs programs and activities in support of the
Secretary's goals and Departmental programs and activities.
The Office of Small
Business Programs (OSBP) administers the Department of
Labor's responsibilities to ensure procurement opportunities for small,
disadvantaged, and women-owned small businesses; serves as the Department' s
central referral point for small business regulatory compliance information and
questions; manages the Department's minority colleges and universities program;
and provides management oversight and guidance for the Department' s advisory
committees and other similar committees and agreements to assure compliance
with applicable statutes and related requirements.
The Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management
(OASAM) mission is to provide leadership and policy guidance
to the Secretary of Labor in the areas of budget, human resources, information
technology, safety and health, facilities management, and administration in
order to provide the Department' s program agencies the resources (financial,
staff, technology) necessary for them to perform their program missions and
serve working men and women, and to assure overall compliance with
non-discrimination statutes that apply to DOL employees and/or applicants for
employment and DOL financial assistance programs. OASAM's mission also includes
providing administrative and support services to the program agencies and DOL
employees to ensure that they can perform their jobs.
The Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Policy (ASP) advises and assists the
Secretary of Labor in, and coordinates and provides leadership to, the
Department' s activities in economic policy issues, both short and long term
policy evaluation, and economic research bearing on the welfare of all American
workers.
The Office of the Chief
Financial Officer (OCFO) serves as the primary DOL financial
advisor and sets DOL policy for effective financial management. Its mission is
to improve the integrity of the Department of Labor' s reporting to Congress,
the President, and the public by relating the accomplishments of the Department
to effective stewardship of its financial resources. OCFO is responsible for
developing and deploying improved financial services to DOL Financial Managers
and front-line employees.
The Office of the
Solicitor (SOL) administers approximately 140 Federal laws
affecting workers in the United States. These laws include those regulating
safety and health in the work place, workers' compensation, employment
discrimination, minimum wage and overtime guarantees, job training, protection
of pension and other employee welfare plans, and "whistle blower" protection.
The Solicitor is the chief legal officer of the Department. SOL enforces the
laws under the Department's jurisdiction through litigation and provides a full
range of legal services to the Secretary of Labor and the numerous agencies and
bureaus that comprise the Department of Labor.
The Women's Bureau
(WB) is the single unit at the Federal government level
exclusively concerned with serving and promoting the interests of working
women. Its mission is to advocate and inform women, directly, and the public,
of women' s work rights and employment issues. In order to assure that the
voices of working women are heard, and that their priorities are represented in
the public policy arena, the Women' s Bureau educates women about their rights
in the work place; proposes policies and legislation that benefit working
women; researches and analyzes information about women and work and reports
findings to the President, Congress, and the public.
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