The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974 are under the Department of Labor (DOL). The Department of Labor. Out of concern for the welfare of the people in the workplace, William Howard Taft signs an organic act that would establish a Federal Department of Labor in 1913. The campaign to create something to help protect the people in the workforce had been in debate for approximately 25 years. This act was not embraced by then President Taft, but he signed it only hours before leaving office, after losing the election to Woodrow Wilson.
Initially the Department of Labor included the U.S. Conciliation Service (USCS) to mediate disputes, the