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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

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Screenshot of Daniella Pierre in her video for the Department of Labor on the benefits she experienced through Job Corps.

How a Job Corps Center Equipped Me With the Tools for Lifetime Success

Daniella Pierre - Oct 26, 2021
Daniella Pierre shares how Job Corps supported her in earning a degree and finding a meaningful career path.

Centering Workers’ Voices in Our Trade Enforcement

Secretary Marty Walsh - Oct 22, 2021
Trade agreements only work when we place workers’ rights at the center. That was something I heard loud and clear from the Labor Advisory Committee.

Chart showing women's earnings compared with white men. Asian women: 101.2 cents. White, non-Hispanic women: 79.4 cents. Black women: 63.9 cents. American Indian and Alaska Native women: 60 cents. Hispanic women: 57.3 cents.

5 Facts About Latinas in the Labor Force

Eleanor Delamater, Gretchen Livingston - Oct 20, 2021
Oct. 21 marks Latina Women’s Equal Pay Day, a symbolic representation of the number of additional days Latina women must work to earn what white, non-Hispanic men earned the year before.

Caregiver Weighs in on Building Early Childhood Education Back Better

Office of Public Affairs - Oct 20, 2021
Emily Lambert is an early childhood educator/caregiver at the On Purpose Academy Mentoring and Learning Center in Dayton, Ohio. We asked Emily to share her experience as a caregiver and her perspective on what investments are needed to support caregivers.

Photo of Chloe Morgan, a single mom in Dayton, OH. She is standing behind her four young children. Below the photo reads: Investing in the Care Economy. Background is a blue gradient.

A Single Mother’s Take on Affordable Child Care

Office of Public Affairs - Oct 20, 2021
Chloe Morgan is a single mother of four boys, two of whom have special needs from Dayton, Ohio. We asked her to share why she believes affordable child care is essential.

Photo of Kim Jarvis, founder and director of On Purpose Academy, a childcare facility, in Dayton, OH. Below the photo reads: Investing in the Care Economy. Background is a blue gradient.

Why This Childcare Facility Director Believes in Investing in Caregivers

Office of Public Affairs - Oct 20, 2021
Kim Jarvis is the founder, owner and executive director of On Purpose Academy and Mentoring Center in Dayton, Ohio. We asked Kim how affordable child care can support families.

Photo of Alvirleen Scott, an early childhood educator in Dayton, OH. Below the photo reads: Investing in the Care Economy. Background is a blue gradient.

A Childhood Educator’s Take on Investing in Caregivers

Office of Public Affairs - Oct 20, 2021
Alvirleen Scott is an early childhood educator/caregiver. We asked Alvirleen to share her experience as a caregiver and her perspective on what investments are needed to support caregivers.

An older woman and her daughter look at retirement planning documents on a laptop.

7 Facts About Retirement Planning and Saving

Ali Khawar - Oct 19, 2021
Seven things you may not know about financial planning and saving for retirement, plus tools to achieve a financially secure future.

Bertha Gonzalez (right) receives a check for back wages from Kimchi Bui, district director for the Wage and Hour Division in Los Angeles.

Protecting Garment Workers from Systemic Abuse

Paul Chang - Oct 18, 2021
California's new Garment Worker Protection Act protects workers from abusive labor practices.

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