29 U.S.C. § 551

Establishment of Department; Secretary; seal

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There shall be an executive department in the Government to be called the Department of Labor, with a Secretary of Labor, who shall be the head thereof, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and whose tenure of office shall be like that of the heads of the other executive departments. The provisions of title 4 of the Revised Statutes, including all amendments thereto, shall be applicable to said department. The purpose of the Department of Labor shall be to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment. The said Secretary shall cause a seal of office to be made for the said department of such device as the President shall approve and judicial notice shall be taken of the said seal.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1998–2023 · leading case: Willy v. Admin. Review Bd., 423 F.3d 483 (5th Cir. 2005).
Willy v. Admin. Review Bd., 423 F.3d 483 (5th Cir. 2005). · cites it 3× “Willy contends that “Congresses] generic delegation to the Secretary of Labor at 29 U.S.C. § 551 contains no officer appointment authority, and there is no authority in any federal environmental statute to appoint inferior officers for purposes of hearing employee protection…”
K & R Contractors, LLC v. Michael Keene, 86 F.4th 135 (4th Cir. 2023). “2; see 29 U.S.C. § 551 . Their decisions determining rights and responsibilities under federal law and imposing penalties to enforce the law are not mere recommendations but become final if no party appeals.”
C.D. Varnadore v. Sec'y of Labor, Lockheed Martin Energy Sys., Inc., Intervenors, 141 F.3d 625 (6th Cir. 1998). “We turn next to the Presentment Clause, which provides, in part, that [e]very Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it becomes a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; *632 If he approve he shall sign it, but if…”
Rios v. L & I, 5 P.3d 19 (Wash. Ct. App. 2000). “[7] There are federal Occupation Health and Safety Act, 29 U.S.C. § 551 et seq., cases involving worker claims of under-regulation.”
McConnell v. United States Dep't of Agric. (E.D. Tenn. 2023). “In Willy, the petitioner argued that “Congress’s generic delegation to the Secretary of Labor at 29 U.S.C. § 551 contains no officer appointment authority, and there is no authority in any federal environmental statute to appoint inferior officers for purposes of hearing…”
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