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Secure your financial future: Tools for people with disabilities Each October we recognize National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) to celebrate the value and talent disabled workers add to America’s workplaces…
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Improving workers’ safety and health in the South Dorinda Hughes Dorinda Hughes leads OSHA’s new Birmingham region, focusing on worker safety and health for the growing Southern workforce. We asked her to tell us more about…
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Taking action against coercive 'fine print' provisions All workers deserve good jobs and laws that protect them while on the job. But many employers require employees to sign contracts that restrict their ability to pursue…
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Celebrate the 10th anniversary of National Apprenticeship Week! This year, we’re celebrating the 10th annual National Apprenticeship Week! This weeklong celebration helps us showcase the value of Registered Apprenticeship in…
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Grants are funding life-changing improvements for workers Kimberly Rush credits support like money for gas and interview coaching for completing a Labor Department-funded cable-wiring program that took her from a “get-by”…
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Celebrating the anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act through self-identification Anupa Geevarghese Today, we celebrate the anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a significant milestone in ensuring people with…
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Older women’s wealth: Still coming up short New research from the Women’s Bureau shines a spotlight on the vast gender and racial gaps in wealth among people approaching or at retirement age in the U.S. Among people who are 50…
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I am DOL: Rob Robinson pursues justice for workers 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 service.Rob…
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Working together to prevent suicide through support, awareness and hope For this National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) wants you to know that help is available.First,…
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We analyzed 5 years’ worth of childcare prices. Here’s what we found. Parents who have the feeling that child care gets more expensive every year aren’t imagining it. A new analysis of the Women’s Bureau’s National…
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