What Are The Responsibilities and Authority of the Secretary of Labor?

What responsibilities and authority does the Secretary of Labor have?  The mission of the Department of Labor fosters and promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable employment, protecting their retirement and health care benefits, helping employers find workers, strengthening free collective bargaining, and tracking changes in employment, prices, and other national economic measurements.

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