The Latest Breaking News from the Department of Labor

‘We are long past the day when brands can say that they don’t know that they have child labor in their supply chain,’ the chief legal officer for the Labor Department said

Strong initial claims data is evidence that a recession in 2023 is looking less likely, many economists say.

The Labor Department is officially undoing changes made to help combat inflation in the 1980s.

Workers and activists implore Governor Greg Abbott to consider the dire need for protections in the record-breaking heat.

Duvan Tomas Perez killed at slaughterhouse while department found 4,474 children working illegally since start of fiscal year

The White House Office of Management and Budget will soon review the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed changes to overtime eligibility.

Workers have tried to recoup back pay since 2015 from contractor Consultis, but US agencies continue to kick the can down the road

‘I’m so worried he kills himself and others in the quest to boost his ego,’ a former OceanGate employee wrote in a 2018 email obtained by The New Yorker

‘I’m so worried he kills himself and others in the quest to boost his ego,’ a former OceanGate employee wrote in a 2018 email obtained by The New Yorker

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which was initially passed in 1938 but has been amended many times since, details minimum wage and overtime requirements for non-exempt workers in the United States. What Is a Non-Exempt Employee? A non-exempt employee is a worker who is entitled to a minimum ...

Cases of child labor violations have fallen since the early 2000s. But from 2015 to 2022, the number of minors employed in violation of child labor laws rose by 283%.