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How our new rule will help construction workers  The federal government is making historic investments in infrastructure, which means investing in workers. A new rule will help ensure that construction workers on federally funded projects are fairly compensated – meaning more money to take home to their families and communities. Here’s what you need to know. Prevailing wages The rule

A Proposed Rule to Make Mental Health Parity a Reality From Day One, President Biden has put the full force of government behind tackling the mental health crisis. Under the Biden-Harris administration, the Department of Labor has dedicated an unprecedented amount of time and resources to bringing health plans into compliance with mental health parity, by working to ensure that

In 2021, 5,190 workers died on the job, and more than 2.6 million suffered from a serious job-related injury or illness.  This doesn’t count the untold number of people who suffered and died from a workplace illness after they retired or were too ill to work. Behind each loss of life are those left behind to mourn their loss.

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) protects workers by making sure that companies doing business with the federal government meet their obligations to provide equal opportunity to all workers on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. Today we announced a final

Since 2010, the Fair Labor Standards Act has provided covered employees with the right to pump breast milk at work as needed, in a private space, for up to one year after a child’s birth. In December 2022, President Biden signed the PUMP Act into law, which expanded these critical worker protections to millions of additional workers. As we celebrate

The Office of Labor-Management Standards recently issued its Revision of the Form LM-10 Employer Report. With this revision, employers who are already required to file Form LM-10 reports disclosing expenditures they made to persuade or surveil employees must now identify whether the employees subject to the persuasion or surveillance work on a federal contract or subcontract. If they do check

Recently, I got to sit down and listen to families share their stories – families who had struggled and fought mightily to access the mental health care they and their loved ones needed. July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month—a time to explore important mental health issues impacting racial and ethnic minority groups and to promote

VETS Regional Veterans’ Employment Coordinators (RVECs) in Washington, D.C.January 2023 Pictured from left to right: André Anderson, Atlanta Region RVEC; David Seay, Chicago Region RVEC; Eric Asmussen, Nation Veterans Employment Manager; J. Margarita Devlin, Deputy Assistant Secretary; Tony Forbes, San Francisco RVEC; James D. Rodriguez, Assistant Secretary; Mark J. Toal, Director, Office of Strategic Outreach; Janice Maupin-Anderson, Dallas Region RVEC;

Floodwaters surrounding houses in Dhaka, Bangladesh. People in areas impacted by climate change can be more vulnerable to human trafficking and forced labor. According to the International Labor Organization, 28 million people around the world are trapped in forced labor. Some are compelled to work in dangerous conditions. Many are isolated, held in debt bondage, threatened, or have their passports

En español Whistleblowers report workplace conditions that they believe to be unsafe or illegal. They are courageous people who report what they have seen or experienced and are essential in protecting America’s workforce, like the seaman aboard the vessel Safmarine Mafadi — a 50,000-ton, 958-foot container ship — who reported a number of safety concerns to the U.S. Coast