Home | U.S. Department of Labor Blog

Featured Posts

Four images highlighting various work industries: a person in a warehouse, a cashier in a grocery store, a farmworker in a field, and another person putting items in a car trunk outside a retail store.

Making holiday work safe for everyone

A woman speaking to a group of workers seated at a conference table.

Employer strategies to end gender-based violence and harassment at work

Six warehouse workers of different genders and racial backgrounds, one of whom has a disability, pose for a photo in safety vests and hardhats.

Phasing out pay inequity for workers with disabilities

A young woman with a blue blazer smiles while shaking the hand of a man in a blue suit. They are standing in a modern office lobby.

Start making better, faster hiring decisions in under 15 minutes

Most Recent

Several people in plain clothes walk through an auto factory. A sign in Germany reads “Mercedes-Benz Bremen plant, welcome to the employee party.”

Labor-management cooperation in Germany

J. Matthew McCracken - Sep 18, 2024
We’re spotlighting at the role of labor unions around the world. Here’s a closer look at Germany.

Pictured is a black woman with shoulder length natural hair smiling at the camera in front of the American and U.S. Department of Labor flags.

Employment supports recovery: how work helps

Taryn M. Williams - Sep 17, 2024
During National Recovery Month, the U.S. Department of Labor reaffirms its commitment to supporting workers with substance use disorder, a condition that may be protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Raising the bar and celebrating excellence during HBCU Week

Alaysia Black Hackett - Sep 16, 2024
Alaysia Black Hackett shares her thoughts on the department’s connection to National Historically Black Colleges and Universities during HBCU Week.

A barber cuts a man's hair in a barbershop. The customer is wearing an American flag salon cape. In another picture, a man and woman smile for the camera at a concert venue.

Second chances and new beginnings for two veterans

Sarah Bierman - Sep 16, 2024
With help from our Veterans’ Employment and Training Service programs, two former service members started new chapters in their lives.

Three office workers lean over a table, examining a file

Partnering to achieve ERISA’s mission

Lisa M. Gomez - Sep 12, 2024
The Employee Benefits Security Administration’s mission is to protect the retirement, health and other employee benefits provided by job-based plans. In the 50 years since ERISA was passed, EBSA has evolved to address changes and new challenges.

ERISA 50 - 1974-2024. Employment Retirement Income Security Act

We’re all in this together – working to make ERISA’s goal a reality

Lisa M. Gomez - Sep 12, 2024
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. 50 years later, the Employee Benefit Security Administration is still working tirelessly to develop effective regulations, assist participants, educate fiduciaries and workers, and vigorously enforce the law.

USERAA TIPS FOR SERVICE MEMBERS: • Know your rights. Familiarize yourself with USERAA website to stay up to date with the most current information. • Keep track of everything you’re doing and all important documents. Annotate the days that you’re on military orders and the days you’re not. Keep copies of all your military orders, DD 214s, civilian pay stubs, and any correspondence from your employer. • Seek help. There are DOL VET’ representatives in every state (as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin

How patience and perseverance pay off with USERRA

Kenan Torrans - Sep 09, 2024
The dozen years that John D. Patrie he spent as a navigator in the Maine Air National Guard taught him that while things can change in an instant, with planning and a little patience, the mission will succeed.

15 adults, all professionally dressed, gather for a group photo behind a conference table in a room with wood paneling.

Good jobs in great cities

Brittany Stich, McKinzie McGuire - Sep 06, 2024
Five key takeaways from a recent meeting with the National League of Cities and participants in our Good Jobs, Great Cities initiative.

New BLS employment projections: 3 charts

An Nguyen, Stanislava Ilic-Godfrey - Sep 06, 2024
Do you know which jobs are growing the fastest? The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projections give us a good idea what occupations will be most in-demand over the coming decade, and more.

Pagination

Previous page
First page
…
Page 5
Page 6
Current page 7
Page 8
Page 9
…
Last page
Next page

Scroll to top