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En español In January, a Massachusetts food service worker received nearly $2,500 she didn’t know she had coming. A Wage and Hour Division investigation of her former employer conducted months earlier recovered over $25,000 for 21 employees who should have received the money under minimum wage and overtime law. Unfortunately, the food service worker didn’t receive her check for back

The Biden-Harris Administration’s historic, worker-centered recovery continues. Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the American economy added 678,000 jobs in the month of February, and the unemployment rate was 3.8 percent, down from 4.0 percent in January. A few notable facts: ☑️ With over seven million jobs added since the President took office, we now have recovered90

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At the Labor Department, we like to brag about Frances Perkins, who was both the first woman to serve in the Cabinet (starting in 1933) and the longest serving, since she held the position for 12 years. Moreover, we’ve had more women leaders (seven) than any other department. The women who have led the department all made meaningful improvements to

Our top priority at MSHA is keeping miners safe. In the past year, we have seen an increase in mine fatalities and injuries, with devastating results for far too many families. Many of these incidents could have been prevented with proper training and attention to tasks. That’s why the Mine Safety and Health Administration is reminding mine operators to train miners

[embedded content] The Department of Labor’s grants connect, protect, train, support and empower workers and job seekers at home and abroad. Watch as experts and leaders from our agencies share what you need to know about our grants, and find links to apply below. Employment and training grants Our Employment and Training Administration awards grants to support and expand opportunities

In February we celebrate both Black History Month and the anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act’s passage into law. It is fitting that the FMLA anniversary falls in Black History Month as Black workers had some of the lowest rates of confidence in their access to paid sick leave during the first year of the pandemic. While COVID

Birmingham, Alabama, will always be synonymous with social justice change in our world. On our doorstep, it was here that civil rights leaders stared down the evils of Jim Crow and marched, rallied and fought for a brighter, more inclusive future. We’re so proud of that legacy and the central role Birmingham’s sons and daughters played in Black history, which

America’s truck drivers are essential to keeping the goods we all rely on—and our economy—moving. Unfortunately, the industry continues to face long-standing recruitment and retention challenges as the demand for drivers has grown during the pandemic. That’s why the Biden-Harris Administration took action and created the Trucking Action Plan to Strengthen America’s Trucking Workforce to support drivers and create pathways