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FMLA: Providing Flexibility for Changing Needs, Then and Now Anupa Iyer GeevargheseThis year marks 30 years since the signing of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), landmark legislation that today ensures millions of workers in…

Beyond the Bargaining Table: Unions Fight Wage Theft Editor’s Note: This is part of a blog series by the Office of Labor-Management Standards on the various ways unions support workers. OLMS Director Jeffrey Freund introduced the…

Working Together to Keep Railroad Workers Safe OSHA’s Cleveland area director and the agency’s Health Response Team at the site of the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health…

Data Spotlight: Employment of Women with Disabilities in Skilled Trade Professions How many women with disabilities are working in skilled trade positions? As we’ve stated before, a core goal of the Biden Administration’s Good Jobs…

Advancing Fairness for Federal Firefighters Sickened on the Job A 2022 policy change and the creation of a special claims unit have helped federal firefighters like Ben Elkind with their occupational disease claims. A wildland firefighter…

Mandatory Arbitration Won’t Stop Us from Enforcing the Law   This week, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of the Solicitor filed a lawsuitasking a federal court to stop Advanced Care Staffing – a Brooklyn, New York, healthcare…

Returning What is Owed to Migrant Workers En EspañolU.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar and Luisa María Alcalde, Mexico’s secretary of labor and social welfare, participate in a ceremony in Mexico on March 13, 2023, to launch a pilot program to…

MSHA: Improving Miners’ Safety and Health for 45 Years En EspañolOn March 9, we celebrate the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s 45th anniversary and the contributions that its dedicated employees have made to advancing miner…

The Ultimate Honor En Español  As I conclude my time at the Department of Labor, I am reflecting on the deep privilege it has been to serve in this role and the profound impact this department has on working people across America and…

Working Women: Data from the Past, Present and Future For Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on working women in the labor force from the past, present and future. Past The entrance of…