The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is a federal agency that was established via the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to administer and enforce civil rights laws against workplace discrimination. The EEOC investigates discrimination complaints based on an individual's race,color,national origin,religion,sex,age,disability,genetic information,and retaliation for participating in a discrimination complaint proceeding and/or opposing a discriminatory practice.
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is part of the U.S. Department of Labor. Its mission is to provide training,employment,labor market information,and income maintenance services. ETA administers federal government job training and worker dislocation programs,federal grants to states for public employment service programs,and unemployment insurance benefits. These services are primarily provided through state and local workforce development systems.
The New York State Department of Labor is the department of the New York state government that enforces labor law and administers unemployment benefits.
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 29 U.S.C. § 203 (FLSA) is a United States labor law that creates the right to a minimum wage,and "time-and-a-half" overtime pay when people work over forty hours a week. It also prohibits employment of minors in "oppressive child labor". It applies to employees engaged in interstate commerce or employed by an enterprise engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce,unless the employer can claim an exemption from coverage. The Act was enacted by the 75th Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938.
Chai Rachel Feldblum is an American legal scholar and activist for disability and LGBT rights. A former law professor at Georgetown University Law Center,she served as Commissioner at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). She was nominated to the position by president Barack Obama in 2009. In April 2010,she received a recess appointment to the EEOC,and in December 2010 she was confirmed by the United States Senate. The Senate confirmed her in December 2013 for a second term on the Commission which expired in July 2018.
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 mission is to promote and achieve compliance with labor standards to protect and enhance the welfare of the Nation's workforce. WHD protects over 144 million workers in more than 9.8 million establishments throughout the United States and its territories. The Wage and Hour Division enforces over 13 laws,most notably the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Family Medical Leave Act. In FY18,WHD recovered $304,000,000 in back wages for over 240,000 workers and followed up FY19,with a record-breaking $322,000,000 for over 300,000 workers.
Jacqueline Ann Berrien,often known as Jackie Berrien,was an American civil rights attorney and government official. From 2009 to 2014,Berrien served as chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under President Barack Obama. Prior to this,Berrien had served as Associate Director Counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
Victoria Ann Lipnic is an American lawyer and public figure. She served in multiple senior United States government positions. She was Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),nominated to two terms by President Barack Obama,2010 –2020.) She served as Chair (Acting) of the EEOC under President Donald J. Trump from 2017 –2019. Prior to her appointments to the EEOC,she was Assistant Secretary of Labor under President George W. Bush. The United States Senate confirmed her unanimously to each of these positions.
Eric Stefan Dreiband is an American lawyer. While a partner at Jones Day,he was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. The Senate confirmed his appointment on October 11,2018.
Janet Dhillon is an American lawyer. She is a former chair and commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,serving as chair from May 2019 to January 2021,and as commissioner from May 2019 to November 2022. Prior to that,Dhillon was the executive vice president,general counsel,and corporate secretary of Burlington Stores.
Cheryl Marie Stanton is an American lawyer and former government official. She was the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the United States Department of Labor under the first Trump Administration. She previously served as the Executive Director of the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce.
Jenny Rae Yang is an American attorney and public official. In 2021,Yang was appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as the Director of Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs,an agency within the Department of Labor.
Bryan L. Jarrett is an American attorney and former government official. He served as the Acting and Deputy Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor from October 2017 to January 2019. Prior to joining the Wage and Hour Division,Jarrett was a labor and employment attorney at Morgan,Lewis &Bockius and Jones Day. He also clerked on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Jarrett graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. from Brigham Young University and graduated with Pro Bono Distinction and a J.D. from Stanford Law School.
David Weil is an American academic and economist who was the nominee to serve as administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the United States Department of Labor in the Biden administration. He previously served in this role during the Obama administration from 2014 to 2017.
SeemaNanda is an American government official currently serving as the United States solicitor of labor in the Biden administration.
Charlotte A. Burrows is an American attorney and government official. Since 2021,Burrows has served as Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Burrows first joined the agency as a commissioner in 2015,and previously served as an associate deputy attorney general. A member of the Democratic Party,Burrows also served as an aide and counsel to Senator Ted Kennedy.
Jessica Looman is an American attorney and government official who is the administrator of the Wage and Hour Division.
Larry D. Turner is a retired United States Army Lieutenant Colonel and American government official who has served as the Inspector General of the United States Department of Labor since December 2021.
