Government

Beat the Heat: Tips for Agricultural Workers to Stay Safe and Healthy En español Heat-related illnesses pose significant dangers to workers in various occupations, including those in the food supply chain and agriculture. The…
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Combating Child Labor Within and Beyond Our Borders  As of 2020, an estimated 160 million children worldwide were engaged in child labor — a 6.5 million increase since 2016. And that number is likely to grow, given the…
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Tracking Leading Indicators to Prevent Injury and Illness  If employees voluntarily leave a company and there’s an increase in turnover, it could mean there are challenges within the organization, such as low employee morale…
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Celebrating and Supporting Our LGBTQI+ Co-Workers Diversity is an essential component of a successful team. The more skills, experiences and ideas we have to draw from, the more equipped we are to develop creative solutions.…
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Celebrating Racial Justice and Equality on Juneteenth Alaysia Hackett (top left) and others celebrated Juneteenth by raising the flag outside the department's Washington, D.C. headquarters.Juneteenth commemorates the…
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Celebrating Caribbean American Trailblazers Charls Reason, Antonia Novello, Colin Powell and A. Philip Randolph During the month of June, we celebrate Caribbean Americans pioneers and advocates. Whether by blazing a trail in a…
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Supporting LGBTQI+ Workers’ Mental Health  As we celebrate our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex colleagues in all of their diversity this Pride Month, we recognize there is still a lot of work to do when…
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Improving Employment Protections for Military Spouses Megan Immell, with husband Dallas and dog Rowdy.Megan Immell, a military spouse of five years, is beginning to feel the impacts on her career while she supports her husband who serves…
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Investing in America: 5 Takeaways from the ETA 2030 Vision Convening Brent Parton speaks at the convening.The workforce system is designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training and support services to succeed in the…
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Ending Gender-Based Violence at Work and Beyond Today, the White House released the first-ever U.S. National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence. The plan lays out a roadmap for a whole-of-government effort to prevent and address…
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