Assistant Secretary of Labor for Wage and Hour

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United States Department of Labor position United States federal government position

The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Wage and Hour is the senior U.S. Department of Labor official responsible for enforcing federal minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor, and related workplace standards through the Wage and Hour Division.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Wage and Hour canonical	1
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Wage and Hour Division head	1
Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Wage and Hour Division	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2999720 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Assistant Secretary of Labor for Wage and Hour
Context triple: [Office of the Assistant Secretaries of Labor, hasMember, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Wage and Hour]

A. Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor
The Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor is the senior executive responsible for overseeing the department’s financial management, budgeting, and fiscal accountability.
B. United States Assistant Secretary of Labor for Policy, Evaluation, and Research
The United States Assistant Secretary of Labor for Policy, Evaluation, and Research is a senior Department of Labor official responsible for developing, analyzing, and assessing national labor policies and programs.
C. Chief Human Capital Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor
The Chief Human Capital Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor is the senior executive responsible for overseeing the department’s workforce strategy, talent management, and human resources policies to support its mission and operations.
D. Assistant Secretary of Labor for International Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of Labor for International Affairs is a senior U.S. Department of Labor official responsible for overseeing international labor policy, global labor standards, and the department’s engagement with foreign governments and international organizations.
E. Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor
The Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor is the senior executive responsible for overseeing the department’s information technology strategy, systems, cybersecurity, and data management to support its mission and operations.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Assistant Secretary of Labor for Wage and Hour
Target entity description: The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Wage and Hour is the senior U.S. Department of Labor official responsible for enforcing federal minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor, and related workplace standards through the Wage and Hour Division.

A. Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor
The Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor is the senior executive responsible for overseeing the department’s financial management, budgeting, and fiscal accountability.
B. United States Assistant Secretary of Labor for Policy, Evaluation, and Research
The United States Assistant Secretary of Labor for Policy, Evaluation, and Research is a senior Department of Labor official responsible for developing, analyzing, and assessing national labor policies and programs.
C. Chief Human Capital Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor
The Chief Human Capital Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor is the senior executive responsible for overseeing the department’s workforce strategy, talent management, and human resources policies to support its mission and operations.
D. Assistant Secretary of Labor for International Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of Labor for International Affairs is a senior U.S. Department of Labor official responsible for overseeing international labor policy, global labor standards, and the department’s engagement with foreign governments and international organizations.
E. Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor
The Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor is the senior executive responsible for overseeing the department’s information technology strategy, systems, cybersecurity, and data management to support its mission and operations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Department of Labor position ⓘ United States federal government position ⓘ
alternateName	Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Wage and Hour Division ⓘ linked to: Assistant Secretary of Labor for Wage and Hour
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
goal	ensure compliance with federal wage and hour laws ⓘ prevent child labor abuses ⓘ protect workers’ wages ⓘ
heads	Wage and Hour Division ⓘ linked to: Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor
jurisdiction	Davis-Bacon Act enforcement ⓘ linked to: Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ⓘ linked to: Fair Labor Standards Act Family and Medical Leave Act enforcement ⓘ Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act enforcement ⓘ Service Contract Act enforcement ⓘ certain prevailing wage requirements on federal contracts ⓘ
legalBasis	United States federal labor statutes ⓘ linked to: United States federal law
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mayReportTo	United States Deputy Secretary of Labor ⓘ
memberOf	senior leadership of the United States Department of Labor ⓘ
oversees	enforcement actions for wage and hour violations ⓘ investigations of wage and hour violations ⓘ outreach and education on federal wage and hour standards ⓘ policy development for wage and hour enforcement ⓘ regional and district offices of the Wage and Hour Division ⓘ regulatory initiatives related to wage and hour laws ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of Labor ⓘ
reportsTo	United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ
requires	advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ
responsibleFor	coordination of national enforcement priorities for wage and hour laws ⓘ data collection and reporting on wage and hour enforcement activities ⓘ enforcement of certain federal workplace standards ⓘ enforcement of federal child labor laws ⓘ enforcement of federal minimum wage laws ⓘ enforcement of federal overtime pay laws ⓘ interpretation of federal wage and hour regulations ⓘ issuing guidance on wage and hour compliance ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
supervises	Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division when that title is used as a subordinate role ⓘ
worksWith	business associations ⓘ employees covered by federal wage and hour protections ⓘ employers subject to federal wage and hour laws ⓘ labor unions ⓘ other federal agencies ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of the Assistant Secretaries of Labor → hasMember → Assistant Secretary of Labor for Wage and Hour ⓘ

Office of the Assistant Secretaries of Labor → hasMember → Assistant Secretary of Labor for Wage and Hour Division head ⓘ

linked to: Assistant Secretary of Labor for Wage and Hour

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Wage and Hour → alternateName → Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Wage and Hour Division ⓘ