DOL
The Acting Secretary of Labor, as of March 11, 2023
Who is Julie Su?
The Wage and Hour Division was first created in 1938 alongside the enactment of this Act
What is the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)?
Name one requirement for FLSA enterprise coverage 203(s)(1)(A)
1. Employees handling goods that have moved in interstate commerce OR 2. Annual Dollar Volume of $500,000 or more
Cultivating, tillage, dairying, production, growing, harvesting, and raising livestock are all examples of this term
What is primary agriculture?
The Regional Administrator of the Southwest Region
Who is Betty Campbell?
This DOL agency is responsible for enforcing safe and healthful working conditions for workers
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)?
Prior to 2009, the Wage and Hour Division and three other Offices were contained within this Administration
What is the Employment Standards Administration (ESA)?
Dividing total earnings by total hours worked in a week results in this
What is the regular rate of pay?
This visa program allows for the employment of temporary, non-immigrant workers in non-agricultural labor or services
What is the H-2B program?
This state leads the nation in production of spring wheat, sunflowers, and honey
What is North Dakota?
The first woman to lead a Cabinet agency and first female Secretary of Labor
Who is Frances Perkins?
The Wage and Hour Division consists of this number of regions
What is five?
The FMLA allows for this amount of unpaid, job-protected leave in a year
What is 12 weeks?
This term is the annual weighted average hourly wage for field and livestock workers (combined) in States/regions. It is published annually as a notice in the Federal Register.
What is the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR)?
The Denver DO is comprised of these 5 offices/locations
Denver, Colorado Springs, Rapid City, Sioux Falls, and Bismarck
The year the Department of Labor was established
What is 1913?
The 1955 Amendments to the FLSA increased the federal minimum wage from $0.75 per hour to this amount
What is $1.00?
According to Reg. 3 Child Labor Standards, 14 and 15 year-olds can work until 9 pm between this set of dates
What is June 1st to Labor Day?
These are the four basic types of construction that wage determinations are categorized into
What is building, residential, highway, and heavy?
Colorado's state nickname (i.e. Golden State, Sunshine State, etc.)
What is the Centennial State?
The oldest agency, first established in 1884 under the Department of the Interior, that is still an active agency within DOL
What is the Bureau of Labor Statistics?
The Wage and Hour Division Mission Statement is...
To promote and achieve compliance with labor standards to protect and enhance the welfare of the Nation's workforce
To qualify as an exempt executive, administrative or professional employee under section 13(a)(1) of the Act, an employee must be compensated on a salary basis of at least this amount per week
What is $684?
This process adds a new job classification and wage rate to either an SCA or DBA wage determination. This process must be started no later than 30 days after the unlisted class of work is performed by employees on the contract.
What is the conformance process?
South Dakota's Mouth Rushmore features these four American presidents
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt