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Subpoenas 101 Enforcement agencies across federal and state governments rely on voluntary compliance with the laws they enforce. For the most part, people and entities subject to agency regulation comply with the law. But there…
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Advancing Safety and Equity for Latino Workers En españolFrom the earliest days of the modern labor movement, Latino workers have fought for better conditions and shaped the struggle for civil and workplace rights. As we mark…
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7 Careers in Fire Fighting and Prevention En españolFire Prevention Day (Oct. 9) and Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 8-14) are an opportunity to promote fire safety, educate the public on fire causes and risks, and recognize the…
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Data Spotlight: Projected Openings in Manufacturing On the first Friday of October, we celebrate Manufacturing Day. Manufacturing was responsible for about 15% of the US economy’s output in 2022.For those interested in a…
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Parity Means Better Coverage for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder When the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Actwas enacted, the law was considered a landmark achievement by lawmakers and advocates who had…
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4 Types of Employment Laws That Can Help Domestic Violence Survivors at Work Domestic violence, which touches 17 million people in the U.S. each year, doesn't only affect survivors' physical and mental health and safety, it…
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Using Grants to Promote Gender and Racial Equity in the Workforce Women’s Bureau Director Wendy Chun-Hooncalls grantmaking one of the agency’s “superpowers” – and indeed, we use grants to drive change by funding…
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What U.S.-Brazil Collaboration Means for Workers President Joe Biden and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the UN General Assembly, Sept. 21, 2023. White House photo.In a win for workers in both countries, President Joe…
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Raegan Stood Up for Her Right to Overtime Pay – and Won Raegan Ferguson (second from left) with her family One of the basic principles of the American workplace is that a hard day’s work should lead to a fair day’s pay. Simply…
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Why We Use Impact Inspections to Protect Miners “The Mine Safety and Health Administration remains troubled by the fact that our impact inspections continue to discover the same hazards we’ve identified as root causes for fatal…
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