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Honoring America’s Nuclear Weapons Workers Left: Workers checking for radioactive contaminants. Right: Workers turning in their pocket dosimeters at the end of a shift, which were worn to measure radiation doses and prevent…
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Breast Cancer: Know Your Healthcare Rights As we recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) wants you to know about important protections and how we can support you.The best…
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DOL Work Study: Changing Pathways, Changing Lives Reginald Laurenceau joined the U.S. Army in 2014 with the intent of making it a career. He was an infantry soldier who served with the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New…
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Wage and Hour Division: Working to Keep Kids Safe A Packers Sanitation Services Inc. employee cleans a meat processing plantFinding just one child in harm's way is one too many. For the Wage and Hour Division, protecting…
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60 years ago, this report jump-started the gender equality agenda Sixty years ago today, the Kennedy administration released "American Women", the report of the President's Commission on the Status of Women. The report was…
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Registered Apprenticeship Heads to Space Aerospace is a crucial and expanding industry that offers many opportunities for steady, good-paying jobs – and the demand for skilled workers is on the rise. Registered Apprenticeship…
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Collaborating with Advocates Gets Construction Workers Paid En español | Em portuguêsDiego Low (fourth from left) with other worker advocates and Wage and Hour Division staffAt the Department of Labor, when we find workers who…
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National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: 7 In-Demand IT Jobs  This October we recognize National Cybersecurity Awareness Month to ensure that all Americans have the resources and knowledge to keep their information safe and…
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Inducting Gerald Bostock, Donald Zarda and Aimee Stephens into the Labor Hall of Honor On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark opinion in Bostock v. Clayton County, holding that Title VII of the Civil Rights…
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How the Family and Medical Leave Act Delivered for Candice The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has been the cornerstone of the Department of Labor’s efforts to promote work-life balance since it became law in 1993. The…
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