The Department of Labor, or DOL, is a federal executive department and a unit of the executive branch. The President appoints its Secretary, who also serves in the Cabinet to advise the President. Since its establishment in its current form in 1913, the purpose of the DOL is to improve working conditions, advance employment opportunities, and assure work-related benefits and rights. The DOL administers and enforces over 180 federal laws and thousands more federal regulations to achieve this goal.

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**Think Further Questions
1. What role do you think the Department of Labor should play in addressing issues of systemic inequality against marginalized communities?
2. If you could create a labor law, what would it be? What issues would it address, and why do you think these issues are especially pressing?
3. What actions could the government take to increase the effectiveness of the Department of Labor? Why doesn’t it take these actions? Are the reasons justified?

**Contents
00:00 - Introduction
00:33 - Explanation
01:07 - Department of Labor
01:37 - The History

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