Employment Standards Administration

Employment Standards Administration

The Employment Standards Administration (ESA), the largest agency within the U.S. Department of Labor, enforces and administers laws governing legally-mandated wages and working conditions, including child labor, minimum wages, overtime and family and medical leave; equal employment opportunity in businesses with federal contracts and subcontracts; workers' compensation for certain employees injured on their jobs; internal union democracy and financial integrity, and union elections, which protect the rights of union members; and other laws and regulations governing employment standards and practices.

ee also

*Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
*Office of Labor-Management Standards
*Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
*Wage and Hour Division

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