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| United States Secretary of Labor | |
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| United States Department of Labor | |
| Style | Mr. Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Reports to | President of the United States |
| Seat | Frances Perkins Building, Washington, D.C. |
| Appointer | The President of the United States with Senate advice and consent |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | 29 U.S.C. § 551 |
| Precursor | Secretary of Commerce and Labor |
| Formation | March 4, 1913 |
| First holder | William B. Wilson |
| Succession | Eleventh[1] |
| Deputy | Deputy Secretary of Labor |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, Level I |
| Website | dol.gov |
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The United States secretary of labor is a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and as the head of the United States Department of Labor, controls the department, and enforces and suggests laws involving unions, the workplace, and all other issues involving any form of business-person controversies.
Formerly, there was a Department of Commerce and Labor. That department split into two in 1913. The Department of Commerce is headed by the secretary of commerce.
Secretary of labor is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule,[2] thus earning a salary of $221,400 as of January 2021.[3]
Vincent Micone has been appointed as acting secretary since January 20, 2025 by President Donald J. Trump.[4]
- ^ 3 U.S.C. § 19, Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act
- ^ 5 U.S.C. § 5312
- ^ "Salary Table No. 2021-EX Rates of Basic Pay for the Executive Schedule (EX)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 23, 2021.
- ^ "President Trump Announces Acting Cabinet and Cabinet-Level Positions". The White House. January 20, 2025. Retrieved January 28, 2025.