🏅 Proud to confirm our very own Christopher Mark has received the Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Medal in recognition of a lengthy career to preventing countless fatalities from roof falls and other underground mining disasters. A former coal miner, he developed computer software packages that contain guidelines mine operators use to develop and evaluate mining plans for most underground coal mines in the U.S. You can learn more about him in this recent Washington Post article. https://lnkd.in/egqjihJc The Washington Post Partnership for Public Service
U.S. Department of Labor
Government Administration
Washington, DC 342,946 followers
Strengthening America's workforce. Sharing information on U.S. workers, jobs, employment, safety and regulations.
About us
Welcome to the U.S. Department of Labor's LinkedIn profile. We share info on jobs and training, safety and regulations, and other issues impacting workers. Our mission is to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/USDOL, Facebook at www.facebook.com/DepartmentOfLabor, Instagram at www.instagram.com/USDOL and YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/USDepartmentOfLabor.
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http://www.dol.gov
External link for U.S. Department of Labor
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- Government Administration
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- 10,001+ employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
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- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1913
- Specialties
- workplace rights, health and safety, employee benefits, job training and skills, apprenticeship, retirement, wages, labor law, employer resources, workers, employers, worker safety, enforcement, compliance assistance, federal contractors, Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Registered Apprenticeship, skills training, career information, jobs, economic data, jobs data, employment, unemployment, unemployment insurance, health benefits, equity, workplace equity, labor force, ERISA, workers' comp, workers compensation, mining, mine safety, federal employees, unions, LMRDA, OSH Act, veterans, veteran employment, minimum wage, and wages
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Frances Perkins Building
200 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20210, US
Employees at U.S. Department of Labor
Updates
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Happy #LaborDay! Today especially we celebrate America’s workers and labor advocates, including the millions who have fought for better pay, better working conditions, dignity and respect.
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Infrastructure isn't just roads and bridges – it’s our workforce system too. Historic investments aren’t just improving America's physical infrastructure; they’re creating more opportunities for America's workers, including communities that have historically been shut out. See some of the ways we’re working with workforce development professionals to create paths to good jobs across the country. https://lnkd.in/eMqazreb #WorkforceDevelopmentMonth
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Prepare your workplace and staff for severe storms, floods and other disasters BEFORE they occur: https://lnkd.in/eUNx28hS #BeReady #SevereWX
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What happens if a natural disaster strikes and employees no longer have a job to go to? Learn how U.S. Department of Labor OCIO is using #technology to support people filing for #UnemploymentInsurance benefits in states like hurricane-hit Texas.
Ensuring support for unemployment insurance claimants
blog.dol.gov
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Today the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's proposed rule to protect approximately 36 million workers from heat hazards was published in the Federal Register today. Learn more about it and how to share your feedback: https://lnkd.in/gYXApJRt
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Opportunity infrastructure connects people and jobs - and the Biden-Harris administration's historic investments in physical infrastructure are creating more opportunities around the country. Acting Secretary Julie Su explains how we're expanding opportunities for more communities. https://lnkd.in/eMqazreb
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Workers power every aspect of our nation – and we empower workers. As #LaborDay approaches, we asked @USDOL leaders to weigh in on what they’re grateful for.
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Fifteen gas stations in the Bronx and Long Island must pay over $1 million in back wages and damages to more than 100 workers after our Wage and Hour Division discovered #WageTheft violations. https://bit.ly/3T8DExA
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics is now making information available about skills for each of the occupations included in their annual Employment Projections. Learn more about how this data can help YOU ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/ewrUzaFm
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