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Celebrating two years of the PUMP Act When my mother was pregnant with me, she was a farmworker in South Carolina working the seasonal tobacco harvest. A few months after my birth, when she returned to work full-time, she no…
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No golden years: The wage gap for older women of color Older women workers of color face wage penalties for their age, their gender and their race. Indeed, the wage gap for full-time, full-year workers is particularly sizable…
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From coast to coast, the gender wage gap is worse for older women No matter where they live, older women face a considerable wage gap. Across all 50 states and the 35 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S., they are paid…
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A tale of our top 2024 memes A lot has happened this year, and we’ve had a lot of fun sharing the work the Department of Labor has done on our social media channels. Let’s take a moment to look back at the year’s most…
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Another year prioritizing miners’ safety and health and mining communities Following deadly disasters that haunted mining communities and thousands of miners stricken by occupational illnesses such as black lung disease,…
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Equitable Transition Models: Improving employment opportunities for disabled youth As 2025 begins to ramp up, so do the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy’s(ODEP) Equitable Transition Model…
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Updating procedures to protect female federal firefighters and their families Under my leadership, the Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) has just taken a transformative step forward in…
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A new chapter for fairness: Modernizing schedule award procedures As the director of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP), I am proud to announce a transformative new policy and set of procedures for…
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Stepping into leadership? Keep the door open “May you be proud of the work you do, the person you are, and the difference you make.” I’ve had a sign with this quote hung in my offices over the years, guiding me through…
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A foundation for lasting change in the world of work It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve as Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Labor, leading the inspirational, talented and…
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