Government

Don’t wait for something bad to happen! The memorial to fallen workers outside Labor Department headquarters in Washington, D.C.Every year, on average, dozens of workers are fatally injured in my home state of Idaho. Of those…
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Toward a green global economy for working families Women farmers in an agricultural field in Nepal.Imagine a rice farmer and her child in Nepal. Imagine their land going uncultivated as floods, monsoons, landslides and a…
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Streamlining services for injured federal workers  From prolonged pandemics to sudden disasters, the Department of Labor plays a crucial role in supporting federal workers who get hurt or sick on the job. The department’s …
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I Am DOL: Derek Smith Ensures Civil Rights and Fair Workplaces In our “I Am DOL” series, we’re highlighting employees who work in a wide range of roles at the Department of Labor but who all share a passion for public…
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How we’re implementing the National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence On May 25, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration published the United States’ first-ever National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence, laying out…
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Partners Across the Nation Celebrate Youth Apprenticeship Week Thanks to the efforts of Department of Labor partners all across the country, Youth Apprenticeship Week (YAW) was a huge success! Employers, apprentices,…
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Labor relations and the truth about section 504  In the labor relations world, most people know about the Office of Labor-Management Standard'srole enforcing the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act and advancing…
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A golden opportunity: retirement planning for older Americans Transitioning from your work life into retirement takes planning to make sure you have enough savings to cover a hopefully long retirement. For a financially secure…
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How a Young Lawyer’s Mental Health Journey Fuels Her Advocacy Work At the U.S. Department of Labor, we’re committed to fostering and promoting the welfare of all workers—including their mental well-being. As part of our…
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Healing as Learning at Newport News YouthBuild Preparing for a job requires education and training, which means developing skills and strategies to solve problems and cope with challenges. The Volunteers of America Chesapeake…
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