U.S. Department of Labor Blog

Two decades ago Joe Gomez was sitting in a federal cell block after being convicted of selling drugs.

In 2013 Dr. Randy Bell, a college recruiter in Fayetteville, North Carolina, suddenly found himself unemployed after being downsized from his job. Even though Randy was highly educated and had extensive work experience, he struggled to find suitable work for the next several years. “It really hurt me being unemployed.

Lee este artículo en español. An hour worked should be an hour paid. Carwash workers are some of most vulnerable workers here in Los Angeles County. For years, they have been subject to a host of labor abuses.

Lee este artículo en español. A self-described Oakie from the Bakersfield area, Earl Hall grew up living and working among migrant farmworkers in the 1960s picking crops with his family. He went on to graduate from Fresno State University with a degree in viticulture, and never intended to go into farm labor contracting.

Lee este artículo en español. When new mom Crystia Light returned to work after the birth of her son, she asked her employer for unpaid break time to express breastmilk for her baby – and was turned down. Crystia knew that federal law requires employers to provide reasonable break time for mothers to express milk for one year after a child’s birth, so she filed a complaint with the Labor Departmen

Every year, the National Women’s History Project selects a unifying theme to be shared with all who want to promote women’s history.

Lee este artículo en español. There’s an old, abandoned state mental hospital called the Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center in Dover, New York, about one and a half hours north of New York City. Everyone who lives in the area knows the stories about it being haunted.

Health care jobs have a bright outlook. In fact, about 1 in every 4 new jobs added to the economy between 2014 and 2024 will be in health care fields, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics projections. What’s behind this wave of growth?

Lee este artículo en español. It might sound strange, but Edwin Sostre will tell you that losing his job led him to his professional passion and purpose.

Lee este artículo en español. When new management took over at the Benton Harbor, Michigan, pancake house where she had been serving for several years, Erica Campbell knew some of the company’s wage practices were simply not right. The restaurant began requiring servers to pay the employer $2 per hour from their tips, but didn’t have a tip pooling arrangement in place.