Employment Standards Administration

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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.

[edit] See also

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

[edit] External links

• Employment Standards Administration. U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved on June 8, 2006.