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{{Confused|Bureau of Labor Standards}}

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| logo = USDOL Seal circa 2015.svg
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| formed = 1959
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| jurisdiction = [[Federal government of the United States]]
| headquarters = [[Frances Perkins Building]]<br>[[Washington, D.C.]]
| employees = ~200
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| chief1_name = Jeffrey Freund <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dol.gov/general/contact/leadership-team|title=Leadership Team &#124; U.S. Department of Labor}}</ref>
| chief1_position = Director
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| website = [http://www.dol.gov/olms www.dol.gov/olms]
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The '''Office of Labor-Management Standards''' ('''OLMS''') is an agency of the [[U.S. Department of Labor]] that promotes standards for democracy and [[balanced budget|fiscal responsibility]] in labor organizations.  It was formed in 1959.

== Activities ==
OLMS administers and enforces most provisions of the [[Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act]] of 1959 (LMRDA).The LMRDA was enacted primarily to ensure basic standards of democracy and [[balanced budget|fiscal responsibility]] in labor organizations which represent employees in private industry. Unions representing U.S. Postal Service employees became subject to the LMRDA with the passage of the [[Postal Reorganization Act of 1970]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ofccp.blogspot.com/2009/04/olms-rescinds-beck-regulations.html|title=DCI Consulting Blog}}</ref>

OLMS also enforces standards on officers of unions representing U.S. government workers defined by the [[Civil Service Reform Act of 1978]].<ref>[http://www.dol.gov/olms/regs/compliance/complcsra.htm Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS): The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (CSRA) Standards of Conduct] at DOL/OLMS web site</ref>

== History ==
The agency was originally formed as the Bureau of Labor-Management Reports in 1959.  It was renamed the Labor-Management Services Administration in 1963, and the Office of Labor-Management Standards in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of OLMS|url=https://www.dol.gov/agencies/olms/history/index|access-date=2021-08-08|website=U.S. Department of Labor}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|1=https://www.dol.gov/agencies/olms|2=Office of Labor-Management Standards}}
* [https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-management-standards-office Office of Labor-Management Standards] in the [[Federal Register]]

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