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{{Short description|Former agency within the U.S. Department of Labor}}
The '''Employment Standards Administration''' ('''ESA''') was the largest agency within the [[U.S. Department of Labor]]. Its four subagencies enforced and administered laws governing legally mandated [[wage]]s and working conditions, including [[child labour|child labor]], [[minimum wage]]s, [[overtime|overtime pay]], and [[Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993|family and medical leave]]; [[Equal Opportunity Employment|equal employment opportunity]] in businesses with federal contracts and subcontracts; [[workers' compensation]] for certain employees injured on their jobs; internal union democracy, financial integrity, and union elections, which protect the rights of union members; and other laws and regulations governing employment standards and practices.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dol.gov/esa/ | title = Employment Standards Administration | work = U.S. Department of Labor | accessdate = June 8, 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060604071829/http://www.dol.gov/esa/ | archive-date = June 4, 2006 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

It was created as the '''Wage and Labor Standards Administration''' in July 1967, and contained the [[United States Women's Bureau|Women's Bureau]], [[Bureau of Labor Standards]], [[Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs|Office of Federal Contract Compliance]], [[Office of Workers' Compensation Programs|Bureau of Employees' Compensation]], and [[Employees' Compensation Appeals Board]].  In July 1969 the [[Wage and Hour Division]] became a part of it.  In August 1970, it was renamed the '''Workplace Standards Administration''', and in 1971, it was renamed the Employment Standards Administration.  In May 1971, the Bureau of Labor Standards became the [[Occupational Safety and Health Administration]] and was moved outside ESA.  in January 1978, the Women's Bureau became independent within the Department of Labor.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-08-15|title=General Records of the Employment Standards Administration [ESA]|url=https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/448.html|access-date=2020-12-25|website=National Archives|language=en}}</ref>

The ESA was eliminated on November 8, 2009. As of that date, ESA's four subagencies are now independent and report directly to the United States Secretary of Labor.<ref>{{cite web|author=CCH |url=http://hr.cch.com/news/employment/081909a.asp |title=DOL confirms Shiu will be OFCCP Director |publisher=Hr.cch.com |date=2009-11-08 |accessdate=2013-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=CCH |url=http://hr.cch.com/news/payroll/092409a.asp |title=DOL's Employment Standards Administration to be eliminated - 09/24/09 |publisher=Hr.cch.com |date=2009-11-08 |accessdate=2013-08-18}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs]]
*[[Office of Labor-Management Standards]]
*[[Office of Workers' Compensation Programs]]
*[[Wage and Hour Division]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110823190244/http://openregs.com/agencies/view/122/employment_standards_administration Proposed and finalized federal regulations from the Employment Standards Administration]

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