wage and hour

Filed in Wages and Benefits, Wage and Hour Issues • By: Betty Campbell •
A table full of holiday dishes and treats
The holiday season is a great time to recognize the workers throughout the supply chain who make our holiday celebrations possible.
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Filed in Wage and Hour Issues, Wages and Benefits • By: Robert Vaden •
Grissel Ortiz González and Lázaro Antonio Rodríguez Rodríguez
Natural disasters create serious challenges for workers and employers. That's where the Wage and Hour Division comes in.
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Filed in Wages and Benefits, Wage and Hour Issues • By: Steven Salazar •
Daryl Crawford with his daughter
When Daryl took parental leave for the birth of his daughter, his company fired him - in violation of the law. So he called the Wage and Hour Division.
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Filed in Wage and Hour Issues, Español • By: Ruben Rosalez •
In a crowded workroom, a woman pushes red fabric through a sewing machine.
Garment workers who make the looks you love are paid some of the lowest wages in the nation, sometimes as little as $1.58 per hour – and these workers produce
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Filed in Wage and Hour Issues • By: Eric Murray •
A football rests on a football field. The grass is striped with white and blue paint.
Big sporting events create opportunities to take advantage of vulnerable workers, so we must stay vigilant to uphold their rights.
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Filed in Wage and Hour Issues • By: Kristin García •
A man scrolls through his smartphone. The graphic also features a timesheet icon and buttons for Android and Apple downloads.
The updated DOL-Timesheet app is now available in English and Spanish.
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Filed in Wage and Hour Issues • By: Betty Campbell •
A cookie sheet covered in rows of cookie dough in an industrial kitchen.
We have resources to make sure parents, employers and young workers are aware of the rules that apply to working youth.
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Filed in Wage and Hour Issues • By: Michael Speer •
A woman in a pink dress poses by an American flag, holding a miniature flag and beaming at the camera. The Labor Department seal is visible behind her.
We’ve recovered over $5 million for workers under an initiative focusing on workers who support businesses by cleaning, providing security or doing landscaping.
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Filed in Wage and Hour Issues, Wages and Benefits • By: Matt Jackson •
Five men in safety vests and hard hats stand on the crumbling steps of a storm-damaged building
Five men in safety vests and hard hats stand on the crumbling steps of a storm-damaged building
Late last year, a devastating EF4 tornado swept across western Kentucky, destroying everything in its 128-mile path. This Wage and Hour Division team responded.

In 2022, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has declared over 60 natural disasters across the United States. Deadly fires in the West and Southwest, flooding in Puerto Rico, Kentucky, Minnesota
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