Secretary of Labor
Noun
Meaning
the position of the head of the Department of Labor
the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Labor
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the post of Labor Secretary was created in 1913
the first Labor Secretary was William B. Wilson who was appointed by President Wilson
Monday, September 6, 2004--In celebration of the working person's holiday, Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao has announced the Bush Administration's plan to end the 60-year-old law which requires employers to pay time-and-a-half for overtime.
McConnell and his wife, former Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao made a campaign stop on Saturday at the Central Kentucky AG/EXPO Center.
Reagan's Secretary of Labor, Raymond Donovan, was indicted in 1984 on charges of larceny and fraud involving New York subway construction, in which he was involved as a contractor prior to his Cabinet appointment.
Standing between former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Berkeley-Oakland), gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides speaks to an enthusiastic crowd in a South Berkeley backyard.