Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor

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federal agency labor law enforcement agency

The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor is a federal agency responsible for enforcing federal labor standards, including minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor protections, and related workplace laws.

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Label	Occurrences
Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor canonical	21
Wage and Hour Division	9
U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division	5
United States Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division	2
Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T85109 — 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: Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor
Context triple: [Fair Labor Standards Act, enforcedBy, Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor]

A. United States Department of Labor
The United States Department of Labor is a federal executive department responsible for promoting the welfare of wage earners, improving working conditions, and overseeing labor-related laws and programs in the United States.
B. National Labor Relations Board
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and enforces labor laws related to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices in the private sector.
C. Office of Labor-Management Standards
The Office of Labor-Management Standards is a division of the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for administering and enforcing laws governing union democracy, financial integrity, and transparency in labor organizations.
D. Fair Labor Standards Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act is a landmark U.S. labor law that established federal minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor protections for American workers.
E. Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal U.S. federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating essential economic data on labor market activity, prices, and productivity.
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: Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor
Target entity description: The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor is a federal agency responsible for enforcing federal labor standards, including minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor protections, and related workplace laws.

A. United States Department of Labor
The United States Department of Labor is a federal executive department responsible for promoting the welfare of wage earners, improving working conditions, and overseeing labor-related laws and programs in the United States.
B. National Labor Relations Board
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and enforces labor laws related to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices in the private sector.
C. Office of Labor-Management Standards
The Office of Labor-Management Standards is a division of the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for administering and enforcing laws governing union democracy, financial integrity, and transparency in labor organizations.
D. Fair Labor Standards Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act is a landmark U.S. labor law that established federal minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor protections for American workers.
E. Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal U.S. federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating essential economic data on labor market activity, prices, and productivity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal agency ⓘ labor law enforcement agency ⓘ
abbreviation	WHD ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
employerCoverage	certain government employers ⓘ private sector employers engaged in interstate commerce ⓘ
enforces	Fair Labor Standards Act ⓘ certain federal family and medical leave provisions ⓘ certain federal recordkeeping requirements ⓘ certain federal workplace break and nursing mother provisions ⓘ federal child labor protections ⓘ federal minimum wage requirements ⓘ federal overtime pay requirements ⓘ some federal prevailing wage requirements ⓘ
goal	to deter future violations of federal labor standards ⓘ to ensure workers receive the wages they are legally owed ⓘ
governmentBranch	executive branch of the United States federal government ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal labor standards in the United States ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalAuthorityFrom	United States Congress ⓘ
mission	to promote and achieve compliance with labor standards to protect and enhance the welfare of the nation’s workforce ⓘ
oversightOf	certain public sector employers in the United States ⓘ employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act ⓘ many private sector workplaces in the United States ⓘ
parentOrganization	United States Department of Labor ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of Labor ⓘ
regulates	employment of minors in covered occupations ⓘ minimum wage practices of covered employers ⓘ overtime pay practices of covered employers ⓘ
responsibility	assessing civil money penalties for certain violations ⓘ conducting compliance investigations of employers ⓘ conducting outreach and education to employers and workers ⓘ investigating complaints of wage and hour violations ⓘ issuing opinion letters and field assistance bulletins on labor standards ⓘ providing guidance on federal wage and hour laws ⓘ recovering back wages for workers ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
subordinateTo	Office of the Secretary of Labor ⓘ
typeOfLawEnforced	certain leave and break protections ⓘ child labor law ⓘ wage and hour law ⓘ
usesEnforcementTool	back wage recovery ⓘ civil money penalties ⓘ injunctive relief through federal courts ⓘ investigations ⓘ
website	https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd ⓘ
worksWith	Office of the Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ state labor agencies ⓘ

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