Equity

To deliver the bold equity impacts outlined in President Biden's executive order on advancing racial equity and support for underserved communities, we must build and strengthen state, tribal, local and territory partnerships.

Data is critical to a good jobs strategy. Here are some tips on incorporating data for state and local governments, grantees, employers, labor organizations and community groups.

A look at how we're working diligently to ensure that equity is a central part of federal infrastructure investments. 

As part of the Good Jobs Initiative, the U.S. Department of Labor helps other federal agencies improve equity and job quality through formal partnerships.

Through the Good Jobs Initiative, we’re doubling down on our commitment to advance job quality and support a whole-of-government approach to creating good jobs.

In 2022, our Office of the Solicitor focused on protecting the most vulnerable workers while leveling the playing field for employers who comply with the law.

NDEAM celebrates the essential role individuals with disabilities play in the workplace.

Women’s Equality Day recognizes the extraordinary work of those who advocated for change despite grave risks to themselves and their families, and their ongoing legacy.  

Each July, we celebrate the anniversary of a major milestone in America’s ongoing quest to build a more equitable, inclusive society — the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 1990.

Read more about Chief of Staff for the Women's Bureau, Nikkilia Lu, and her fight for intersectional justice continues to increase wages, eliminate caregiving penalties and combat sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace for women workers.