Emplyment News

As we cross the one-year mark of the Labor-Management Partnership Program in the Office of Labor-Management Standards, we can say with confidence that we’ve played an important role in revitalizing the Labor Department’s efforts to underscore the importance of labor-management cooperation and how they can build pathways to good jobs and a stronger economy. Our aim is to create stronger

This year marks 50 years since the passage of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a major achievement in our ongoing quest to advance access and equity for people with disabilities. To mark this milestone, Office of Disability Employment Policy Chief of Staff Anupa Iyer Geevarghese recently spoke with Associate Director of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Office of Federal

Every year, the Wage and Hour Division conducts tens of thousands of investigations, helping hundreds of thousands of workers and recovering hundreds of millions of dollars in back wages for them. The stories of these workers help remind us why our mission to protect and enhance the welfare of the nation’s workforce, and to ensure compliance with labor laws, is

In the United States, approximately 13 workers suffer fatal injuries on the job every day. For every tragedy, there are co-workers who witnessed the incident or worked with the deceased employee, a safety and health inspector who responded to investigate, or family members and friends who received calls that altered their lives. Many people hear “post-traumatic stress disorder” or PTSD

You protect your social media accounts and bank accounts online, but have you considered how you can protect your retirement savings account? As part of Internet Safety Awareness Month, here are 8 tips to help you reduce the risk of fraud or loss to your retirement account: Register, set up, and regularly monitor an online account. Regularly checking your retirement

If someone has lost a job and is need of unemployment insurance, they may be unable to afford necessities like food or housing. Helping streamline the process of applying for unemployment benefits can make sure people have the support they need in times of crisis, and improving government technology is an important part of the picture. The Department of Labor

I joined the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) in January 2017. For the first time in my 11-year federal career, I finally felt safe to be my whole and authentic self.That year, I was planning my wedding to my remarkable fiancée, who is now my remarkable wife.OFCCP offered me the utmost support and flexibility to

The longer days and warmer temperatures of June are a great time to enjoy the outdoors as part of National Great Outdoors Month. If you love being outside – and don’t love the idea of working indoors – here’s a look at some jobs that typically involve spending at least part of the time outdoors according to the Bureau of

As we celebrate our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex colleagues in all of their diversity this Pride Month, we recognize there is still a lot of work to do when it comes to supporting LGBTQI+ employees on the job. This includes promoting mental health at work. A majority of employees experience work-related stress and some populations are more

Charls Reason, Antonia Novello, Colin Powell and A. Philip Randolph During the month of June, we celebrate Caribbean Americans pioneers and advocates. Whether by blazing a trail in a new field or advocating for civil rights, equality and better working conditions, they’ve helped make America’s workplaces better for all workers. Charles L. Reason was born in 1818, in New York