Jessica Looman - Apr 23, 2024
The Department of Labor’s new overtime regulation is restoring and extending this promise for millions more lower-paid salaried workers in the U.S.
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What the New Overtime Rule Means for Workers
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I am DOL: Paula Comer Supports Wage Recovery and More
Office of Human Resources - Apr 23, 2024
Administrative Specialist Paula Comer, a Schedule A employee, supports a team that makes sure workers can exercise their rights under federal labor law.
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New Dashboards Offer Insight on State Workforce Services
Lenita Jacobs-Simmons - Apr 19, 2024
The Workforce Services Dashboards can be a valuable tool for understanding disparities in services and outcomes across an individual state’s demographic groups.
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5 Ways Construction Employers Can Create Safer Workplaces for Women
Eleanor Delamater, Gretta Jameson, Laverne Ogieste, Vernon Preston, Elyse Shaw - Apr 18, 2024
More women are attracted to the high-paying, high-quality careers offered by the construction trades. Here are five ways employers can create safer and better workplaces for all workers, including women.
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Pagdiriwang sa Earth Month: Ang Pananaw para sa Mga Green Job
An Nguyen, Sofia Laycock - Apr 21, 2024
Kung interesado ka sa trabahong nakakatulong sa kapaligiran, narito ang ilang trabahong inaasahan ng Kawanihan ng Estadistika ng Paggawa (Bureau of Labor Statistics) na mabilis na lalago mula 2022 hanggang 2032.
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How the FLSA Protected Poleth Ojeda
Karla Falcon - Apr 18, 2024
When Poleth complained about frequently late paychecks, her employer fired her. She reached out to the Wage and Hour Division and got back wages, support and hope for the future.
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Expanding Access to Supportive Services for Care to Build the Workforce We Need
Diana Boesch, Elyse Shaw - Apr 17, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor, in consultation with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is releasing Guidance on Supportive Services for Child Care and Long-Term Care
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Fulfilling a Promise to Our Nation’s Miners
Julie Su - Apr 16, 2024
We are unleashing our power to make sure every miner can come home safe and healthy at the end of every workday.
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Honoring the Legacy and Future of Black Birth Workers
Alaysia Black Hackett - Apr 12, 2024
Black birth workers have a longstanding history of providing compassionate care in the United States, but more must be done to protect Black mothers.