Emplyment News

The COVID-19 public health emergency and national emergency are likely to end on May 11, 2023. This means some of the policies put in place to respond to the public health emergency will conclude. It is important to know that some of these changes can impact your health coverage. Don’t worry — if you and your family are covered by

Over three years have passed since the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency in January of 2020. We have come a long way from the time of businesses being closed and mandatory quarantine periods. While we faced one of the most challenging times for our country, we also were able to show our resilience by working together to respond

Good, family sustaining jobs make our economy and our nation stronger, but our current structure of work is not enough to provide families with economic security. That’s why the Department of Labor is committed to better measuring and understanding what makes a good job, and working with governments, employers, and workers to make that vision a reality. In 2022, the

Graduation gowns at the Spring 2022 Lake Area Technical College graduation. The federal government is making big investments in infrastructure, clean energy, manufacturing and technology – creating job opportunities around the country. And we’re helping states develop a talent pipeline to support this essential work. Key to our efforts is the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which provides $3.6

As we continue to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, workers and businesses need different supports from the workforce system, and many workforce practitioners are meeting the moment by shifting long-standing practices. We have an opportunity to adjust the structures serving the populations that need the workforce system the most. The moment is right to learn from local leaders and practitioners

On March 25, 1911, a fire started on the upper floors of the Asch Building in Manhattan, New York – home to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. That fire became one of the deadliest workplace disasters in U.S. history. Tragically, 146 workers – mostly immigrant women and girls – died from the fire, smoke inhalation or jumping from the building to

In the early 1980s, Cindy Hounsell’s employer froze the benefits in the pension plan it offered to its employees. That meant that employees could no longer earn further pension benefits in the plan. Hounsell and her co-workers didn’t know what to do. “It was like a new phenomenon,” Hounsell recalls. “The lawyers tried to explain it but nobody really understood.”

During Women’s History Month, we asked Michele Santos-Cranford, an instructor at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy, to tell us about her career and what advice she has for women thinking about working in the mining community.  What is your current role at MSHA and how did you get there?  Right now, I am instructor at the National Mine

Anupa Iyer Geevarghese This year marks 30 years since the signing of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), landmark legislation that today ensures millions of workers in America do not have to choose between maintaining employment and meeting personal responsibilities. Among these responsibilities may be managing one’s own serious health condition. This dimension of the law, the “M” in

Carla Gibson Carla Gibson moved to Philadelphia in 2022 for a teaching job, and found herself in an unexpected and troubling situation. When her housing fell through a few months before the job she had lined up was due to start, she suddenly did not have a place to call home. Inspired by her stepfather’s military service, Gibson had answered