Today is Suicide Prevention Day. Will you join us in helping end the stigma around seeking mental health care? Visit https://lnkd.in/diBnp_q3 to find resources for your workplace that could save a life. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988.
U.S. Department of Labor
Government Administration
Washington, DC 344,830 followers
Strengthening America's workforce. Sharing information on U.S. workers, jobs, employment, safety and regulations.
About us
Welcome to the U.S. Department of Labor's LinkedIn profile. We share info on jobs and training, safety and regulations, and other issues impacting workers. Our mission is to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/USDOL, Facebook at www.facebook.com/DepartmentOfLabor, Instagram at www.instagram.com/USDOL and YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/USDepartmentOfLabor.
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http://www.dol.gov
External link for U.S. Department of Labor
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- Government Administration
- Company size
- 10,001+ employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
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- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1913
- Specialties
- workplace rights, health and safety, employee benefits, job training and skills, apprenticeship, retirement, wages, labor law, employer resources, workers, employers, worker safety, enforcement, compliance assistance, federal contractors, Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Registered Apprenticeship, skills training, career information, jobs, economic data, jobs data, employment, unemployment, unemployment insurance, health benefits, equity, workplace equity, labor force, ERISA, workers' comp, workers compensation, mining, mine safety, federal employees, unions, LMRDA, OSH Act, veterans, veteran employment, minimum wage, and wages
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Frances Perkins Building
200 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20210, US
Employees at U.S. Department of Labor
Updates
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We’ve secured a $1 million judgment against WiCare Home Care Agency for violating minimum wage and overtime laws, impacting 193 employees. https://lnkd.in/eCpGTrzn #Payroll #Healthcare #Overtime
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Dive into Department of Labor Veterans’ Employment and Training Service's latest blog post and learn about the impact of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Relief Act of 1994 on a veteran's journey back into employment. Read here: https://lnkd.in/eiiuzdZC
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We’re proud to announce that Nancy Alcantara, Justin Uphold, Shannon Rebolledo and Christopher Mark, are winners of this year’s Service to America Medals from the Partnership for Public Service! 🎉 Learn more about their achievements at https://lnkd.in/eZmiZ_eK. #Sammies2024 Wage and Hour Division
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Mental health and substance use disorder benefits shouldn’t come with special roadblocks. Today we announced the release of final rules under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury. These rules knock down barriers to mental health and substance use disorder care benefits by ensuring equal access to those benefits as compared to physical health care. Read the news release: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e3FNFvGA Learn more about MHPAEA: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dqCr3w89
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We updated current cybersecurity guidance confirming that it applies to all types of plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), including health and welfare plans, and all employee retirement benefit plans. Learn more here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eFkJtVqQ
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Want to grow good jobs and develop the workforce in your region? Here are five key takeaways from a recent meeting with the National League of Cities and participants in our Good Jobs, Great Cities initiative. https://lnkd.in/diZdy93S
Good jobs in great cities
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Interested in a new career? Want to land a growing job? You can now find out which #skills are most relevant for each of the 832 occupations included in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Employment Projections.
New skills data now available with Employment Projections
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New Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projections through 2033 just dropped – check out the highlights, in three charts.
New BLS Employment Projections: 3 Charts
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A must-read from the Chicago Tribune: This father and son are both suffering from silicosis (an incurable lung disease) as their former employer faces dozens of Occupational Safety and Health Administration citations and $1M+ in proposed penalties.
‘Our world is falling apart'
https://www.chicagotribune.com