Wage and Hour Issues

In the past year, the Wage and Hour Division has held more than 70 listening sessions to identify ways to improve access to worker protections and services.

A transnational, multi-year investigation freed more than 100 trafficked workers in South Georgia who were brought to the U.S. fraudulently under the H-2A visa program.

This working mom’s bosses told her she was embarrassing the men in her office when she needed to express breastmilk. Then our Wage and Hour Division investigators stepped in.

Paul Chang shares his experiences with the El Monte case and his career battling human trafficking.

On Jan. 30, 2022, the minimum wage for federal contract workers will rise to $15/hour.

Working during the holidays? Know your rights under federal wage and hour laws.

The misclassification of construction employees as independent contractors is a major issue in Louisiana. Here's what we're doing about it.

Meet some of the essential workers we’ve assisted in the past year:

California's new Garment Worker Protection Act protects workers from abusive labor practices.

On the 26th anniversary of the El Monte sweatshop raid, Deputy Secretary Julie Su reflects on her role - and the work that remains.