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Are you a federal contractor or subcontractor? If so, it’s time to mark your calendars for VETS-4212 filing season! The annual filing period runs from Aug. 1 through Sept. 30. Wondering what this means for your company? Not sure what you need to do to comply? Don’t worry — we’re here to help. Under federal law, certain federal contractors are

InJune, Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh hosted avirtualroundtable on the care economyfeaturing business leaders andDr. NancyFolbre, an economistatthe University of Massachusetts.We asked Dr.Folbreto share more of her thoughts on the care economy – and what kind of investmentswill supportAmerica’s care infrastructure–as we continue to recover and build a more inclusive economy. Tell us about yourself and why you chose your

TheSusanHarwood Training Grant Program grantsare awarded to provide training and education programs on workplace safety and health hazards. Communities that are served and benefit from the training provided under the program include immigrant workers.We asked Blanca Vidal, an instructor at the NY Nail Salon Workers Training School,andCharleneObernauer, the Executive Director of NYCOSH,to share more abouthow this grant program hashelpedkeep immigrant

This year marks 20 years since the department’sOffice of Disability Employment Policy was created. In honor of this milestone, ODEP Deputy Assistant Secretary Jennifer Sheehy recently talked to Neil Romano, who served as ODEP’s assistant secretary from 2008 to 2009. Sheehy: How did you move into disability policy from your marketing and public relations background? Romano: A key turning point

Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the American economy added 943,000 jobs in the month of July, and the unemployment rate was 5.4 percent, down from 5.9 percent in June. With an average of 832,000 new jobs over the past three months, this robust and sustained job growth is built on the Biden-Harrisadministration’s progress getting people vaccinated and

En español While most injuries and illnesses can be prevented, millions of workers are injured on the job every year andthousands are killed. Far too many workers faceunnecessaryworkplace hazards that cause injury and illnessbecausetheiremployerdidn’timplementsafety and health programs.  That’s why we are collaborating withunions,businesses, safety and health professionalsandotherworkerorganizations nationwide for ourannual Safe+ SoundWeek, Aug. 9-15, to recognize the importance of workplace

There was a lot to like inthe Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest jobs report:Employment roseby 943,000, the unemployment rate droppedto 5.4%and hundreds of thousands of people rejoined the workforcein industries all across the economy. These are all major improvements from the heights of the spring 2020 recession.While we see continuing progress in the labor market,we still have a ways to

Black women are an integral part of the American labor force but have long faced a pay gap due to longstanding inequities in education and the labor market. In addition, they have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. Black women workers are overrepresented in low-paying service sector jobs, which were among the hardest hit, in terms of job losses. Aug.

Photo credit:Paul Chang In the early morning hours of Aug.2, 1995, federal agents raided an apartment complex in El Monte, California, where 72 Thai workers – mostly women – were found working. For as long as seven years, they had been held captive in a garment sweatshop and forced to work long hours in inhumane conditions. Surrounded by barbed wire

Marchers carrying labor union banners, including one reading “Corrugated Local RWDSU District 65, AFL-CIO” during the March on Washington, 1963.The predecessor agency to OLMS was established in 1959 to enforce the federal law ensuring certain basic standards of democracy and fiscal responsibility in labor organizations.Source:Library of Congress When I joined theDepartment of Laboras thedirector of the Office of Labor-Management StandardsinJanuary,I