For National Hurricane Preparedness Week, we are highlighting 10 occupations in which workers may help before, during or after catastrophic events.

Today is Workers Memorial Day. We honor those who lost their lives on the job and we recommit ourselves to preventing more loss of life. No one should ever have to die simply because they went to work and did their job.

On Workers Memorial Day, I think about many people that I’ve known who got hurt, sick, or lost their lives on the job.

This spring, the Department of Labor joined the Biden-Harris administration’s 90-Day Trucking Apprenticeship Challenge to promote the apprenticeship model as a solution to connect more well-trained drivers with good-paying jobs. Read about Desiree Wood, the founder and President of REAL Women in Trucking, about her experience in the trucking industry.

Read about Edward Mitchell, an independent living specialist and outreach coordinator, and his work to educate and assist people with disabilities to plan and save for their future.

Every single American worker should be able to retire with security.  And it’s fundamental to the Department of Labor’s mission that every worker be empowered with the tools, resources and protections they need to make that a reality.

The trucking industry has the potential to offer drivers a fulfilling career with good pay and benefits.

As an autistic adult who works on disability policy, I often receive articles from friends and professional connections about different efforts to employ adults on the autism spectrum.

Since the start of the Biden-Harris Administration, the Department of Labor has been taking steps to transform the way we confront climate change as we empower and protect workers, morning, noon and night.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is hosting a series of listening sessions to hear the public’s feedback on the current overtime regulations for white-collar workers and the potential impact from any changes to those regulations – and we want to hear from you.