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Details of Proposal The DOL was put in place as Public Law 426-62 by former president William Howard Taft on March 4, 1913. At that time, according to www.dol.gov, President Taft noted that the purpose of the DOL would "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" (2004). Since the DOL has been in existence, …

…considered by the employer to be exempt work, can still be classified as an exempt employee. Obviously, the first proposal was met by many rejections by politicians, special interest groups, the American public, and eventually Senate. According to www.usatoday.com, Senate rejected the first proposal by a vote of 54 - 45 and sent Secretary Elaine Chao back to the table to make revisions (2003). One year later, Chao brought a revised proposal to Congress for acceptance.