Working for Wellness: Careers that Promote a Healthy Lifestyle

Stanislava Ilic-Godfrey, Patricia Tate
Helping people manage their health and wellness is an important job. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that, from 2020 to 2030, employment in some of these occupations will grow faster than the average for all occupations (7.7%). If you’re curious about fast-growing careers related to health and wellness, check out these eight occupations.

From Homelessness to Good Jobs: Our Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program is Changing Lives 

Maria Temiquel
At the Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service we’re working to support veterans experiencing homelessness through our Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program, a competitive grant program focused on reintegrating individuals into the workforce and building strong systems to address the challenges veterans experiencing homelessness routinely face.  

The Future of Tech at the Department of Labor

Gundeep Ahluwalia
As the information technology hub of the Department of Labor, we use innovative technological solutions to support the department’s mission. We aim for innovation with a purpose, and each new technology is developed to improve the experience of America’s workers.  

How OSHA’s On-Site Consultation Program is Helping Small Businesses Protect Workers from Extreme Heat

Kurt Petermeyer
OSHA’s On-Site Consultation Program offers free, confidential occupational safety and health services to small- and medium-sized businesses nationwide. We asked Jason Evans, superintendent of Spanish Fort Water System in Spanish Fort, Alabama, to share more about his experience working with OSHA’s On-Site Consultation Program partner, Alabama SafeState, to develop a heat illness prevention plan for the workplace.

A Server’s Plea for Help Leads to $1.2 Million in Back Wages

Brian Cleasby
Food service workers often lose wages when employers keep their tips, pay on a tips-only basis, deduct meal costs from wages for dine-and-dash patrons, and withhold overtime from salaried kitchen staff that qualify for overtime pay. Read about Diego Jimenez, who worked long hours as a server at La Carreta Mexican Restaurant in Derry, New Hampshire for over four years. Diego regularly worked over 50 hours a week, serving customers and cleaning the restaurant, but the only compensation he received for his hard work were the tips paid by restaurant patrons.

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