Employment Standards Administration The Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards has responsibility for administering and directing employment standards programs dealing with: minimum wage and overtime standards; registration of farm labor contractors; determining prevailing wage rates to be paid on Government contracts and subcontracts; nondiscrimination and affirmative action for minorities, women, veterans, and handicapped Government contract and subcontract workers; and workers' compensation programs for Federal and certain private employers and employees. For further information, call 202-219-7320. Seattle, WA, 1111 3d Ave., 98101 (AK, ID, OR, William C. Buhl, Act- John Checkett Wage and Hour Division ing. The Wage and Hour Administrator is responsible for planning, directing, and administering programs dealing with a variety of Federal labor legislation. These programs are designed to: -protect low-wage incomes as provided by the minimum wage provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. 201); -safeguard the health and welfare of workers by discouraging excessively long hours of work through enforcement of the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act; -safeguard the health and well-being of minors; -prevent curtailment of employment and earnings for students, trainees, and handicapped workers; -minimize losses of income and job rights caused by indebtedness; and Charity Benz Deborah Sanford Thomas Bouis Robert J. Mansanares Nancy L. Ricker Charles O. Ketcham, Jr. Kenneth Hamlett Robert D. Lotz Donna Onodera Thomas K. Morgan -direct a program of farm labor contractor registration designed to protect the health, safety, and welfare of migrant and seasonal agricultural workers; and -administer and enforce a number of immigration-related programs (with INS) designed to safeguard the rights of both American and foreign workers and to prevent American workers similarly employed from being adversely affected by employment of alien workers. The Wage and Hour Division is also responsible for predetermination of prevailing wage rates for Federal construction contracts and federally assisted programs for construction, alteration and repair of public works subject to the Davis-Bacon (40 U.S.C. 276a) and related acts, and a continuing program for determining wage rates under the Service Contract Act (41 U.S.C. 351). The Division also has enforcement responsibility in ensuring For further information, contact the Office of the Office of Workers' Compensation The Office of Workers' Compensation administration of the three basic Federal Compensation Act and its various extensions (the Defense Base Act, Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Act, the District of Columbia Compensation Act, the War Hazards Compensation Act, and the War Claims Act), which provide benefits to employees in private enterprise while engaged in maritime employment on navigable waters in the United States, as well as employees of certain government contractors and to private employers in the District of Columbia for injuries that occurred prior to July 27, 1982; and the Black Lung Benefits Act, as amended, which extends benefits to coal miners who are totally disabled due to pneumoconiosis, a respiratory disease contracted after prolonged inhalation of coal mine dust, and to their survivors when the miner's death is due to pneumoconiosis. District Offices-Workers' Compensation Programs For further information, contact the Office of the Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor, Room S-3524, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Phone, 202219-7503. Occupational Safety and Health Administration The Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health has responsibility for Occupational safety and health activities. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, established pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.), develops and promulgates occupational safety and health standards; develops and issues regulations; conducts investigations and inspections to determine the status of compliance with safety and health standards and regulations; and issues citations and proposes penalties for noncompliance with safety and health standards and regulations. Regional Offices Occupational Safety and Health Administration Atlanta, GA (1375 Peachtree St. NE., 30367) (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, R. Davis Layne Boston, MA (133 Portland St., 02114) (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) Dallas, TX (555 Griffin St., 75202) (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX) Denver, CO (1999 Broadway, 80202) (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY) Kansas City, MO (1100 Main St., 64105) (IA, KS, MO, NE) John T. Phillips E.B. Blanton Byron R. Chadwick Telephone 404-347-3573 617-565-7159 312-353-2220 214-767-4731 303-391-5858 215-596-1201 415-744-6670 206-553-5930 Philadelphia, PA (3535 Market St., 19104) (DC, DE, MD, PA, PR, VA, VI, Linda R. Anku San Francisco, CA (71 Stevenson St., 94105) (AZ, CA, HI, NV) Frank Strasheim For further information, contact the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Phone, 202-219-8151. Mine Safety and Health Administration The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health has responsibility for safety and health in the Nation's mines. The Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 (30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) gave the Administration strong enforcement provisions to protect the Nation's coal miners and, in 1977, the Congress passed amendments which strengthened the act, expanding its protections and extending its provisions to the noncoal mining industry. The Administration develops and promulgates mandatory safety and health standards, ensures compliance with such standards, assesses civil penalties for violations, and investigates accidents. It cooperates with and provides assistance to the States in the development of effective State mine safety and health programs, improves and expands training programs in cooperation with the States and the mining industry, and, in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Energy, contributes to the improvement and expansion of mine safety and health research and development. All of these activities are aimed at preventing and reducing mine accidents and occupational diseases in the mining industry. The statutory responsibilities of the Administration are administered by a headquarters staff located at Arlington, VA, reporting to the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health and by a field network of district, subdistrict, and field offices, technology centers, and the Approval and Certification Center. For further information, contact the Office of Information and Public Affairs, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor, Room 601, 4015 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22203. Phone, 703-235-1452. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the relevance to current social and Regional Offices-Bureau of Labor Statistics Atlanta, GA-Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, 1371 Peachtree St. NE., 30367 nessee Boston, MA Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, 1603-B Federal Bldg., 02203 Chicago, IL-Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, 230 S. Dearborn St., 60604 Dallas, TX-Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Okla- 525 Griffin Sq. Bldg., 75202 homa, Texas Commissioner Janet S. Rankin Anthony J. Ferrara Lois Orr Robert A. Goddie Regional Offices Bureau of Labor Statistics Continued Region Address Kansas City, MO Colorado, lowa, Kansas, Missouri, Suite 600, 1100 Main St., 64106) Utah, Wyoming New York, NY-New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, 201 Varick St., 10014 Philadelphia, PA-Delaware, District of Columbia, 3535 Market St., 19104 San Francisco, CA-Alaska, American Samoa, Ari- 71 Stevenson St., 94119-3766 egon, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Washington Commissioner Gunnan Engen John Wieting Alan M. Paisner Sam M. Hirabayashi For further information, contact the Associate Commissioner, Office of Publications, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, Room 4110, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20212. Phone, 202-606-5900. Veterans' Employment and Training Service The Veterans' Employment and Training Service is the component of the Department of Labor administered by the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training. The Assistant Secretary is the principal adviser to the Secretary of Labor in the formulation and implementation of all departmental policies, procedures, and regulations affecting veterans and is responsible for administering veterans' employment and training programs and activities through the Service to ensure that legislative and regulatory mandates are accomplished. The Service carries out its responsibilities for directing the Department's veterans' employment and training programs through a nationwide network that includes Regional Administrators, Directors (in each State) and Assistant Directors (one for each 250,000 veterans in each State) for Veterans' Employment and Training, Assistant Regional Administrators, Veterans' Program Specialists, and program support staff. The Service field staff works closely with and provides technical assistance to State Employment Security Agencies and Job Training Partnership Act grant recipients to ensure that veterans are provided the priority services required by law. They also coordinate with employers, labor unions, veterans service organizations, and community organizations through planned public information and outreach activities. Federal contractors are provided management assistance in complying with their veterans affirmative action and reporting obligations. Also administered by the Assistant Secretary through the Service is the Job Training Partnership Act, title IV, part C grant program designed to meet the employment and training needs of service-connected disabled veterans, Vietnam-era veterans, and veterans recently separated from military service. IV-C grants are awarded and monitored through the Service's national office and field staff. Certain other Service staff also administer the veterans reemployment rights program. They provide assistance to help restore job, seniority, and pension rights to veterans following absences from work for active military service and to protect employment and retention rights of members of the Reserve or National Guard. Regional Administrators/State Directors-Veterans' Employment and Training Service |