history of the us dept. of labor By malikhudson373 Sep 5, 1882 The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/laborday.htm Mar 25, 1911 The New York Factory Investigating Commission http://ipv6.dol.gov/oasam/programs/history/mono-regsafepart07.htm Mar 4, 1913 The Bureau of Labor Statistics- when it was discovered http://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/history/dolorigabridge.htm Mar 4, 1914 The organic act establishing the Department of Labor was signed Jan 22, 1915 Meeting the job need of immigrants. Apr 5, 1917 the entry of the U.S. into World War I Mar 6, 1999 Comparing benefit costs for full- and part-time workers. http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/indexh.htm Jun 17, 1999 cracking down on child trafficking Jan 29, 2001 the achiever http://www.dol.gov/100/timeline/#72 Aug 4, 2004 Incidence benefits measures in the National Compensation Survey Jul 1, 2007 When the new requirements became effective http://www.dol.state.ga.us/spotlight/sp_sb_529_new_rules.htm Jan 29, 2009 fair pay for the 20th century http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=126 Feb 24, 2009 The crusadar http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UtKAKlurRAY Nov 9, 2011 us department of labor new release http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=21189 Feb 7, 2012 Productivity declines 2.0% in 4th quarter