Provides advice, written material and support in regards to labor laws, issues and disputes

Provides administration, enforcement of and information about various Federal labor-related laws. Areas covered include employees rights, minimum wage, overtime pay, wage garnishments, and hours allowed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA); also covers some worker's compensation provisions including those covering longshore and harbor workers, some transportation workers, energy employees, Federal employees, and Black Lung benefits.

Provides administration, enforcement of and information about the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for all private, state, and local government employees and most Federal employees. FMLA entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks unpaid, job-protected leave in a 12- month period for specified family and/or medical reasons. The law contains provisions on employer coverage, employee eligibility for the law's benefits, entitlement for leave, maintenance of health benefits during leave, and job restoration after leave, notice and certification of the need for FMLA leave, and protection for employees who request or take FMLA leave.

Provides information and enforcement for: Fair Labor Standards Act, Government Contracts, Polygraph Protection Act, and Family Medical Leave Act. Also enforcement of Federal: minimum wage, overtime, child labor, prevailing rates, etc.

Provides administration, enforcement of, and information about the paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) for eligible workers. Under this law, workers may be eligible for up to two weeks or 80 hours of paid sick leave at the employee's regular rate or the minimum wage (whichever is higher) if certain scenarios apply. Additional weeks of paid leave at less than 100% of employee salary may also be available if employees meet certain criteria.

Government agency that oversees enforcement of labor laws as it pertains to FMLA, Wages and the Fair Labor Standards Act.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, record-keeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. Covered nonexempt workers are entitled to a minimum wage of not less than $5.15 an hour. Overtime pay at a rate of not less than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay is required after 40 hours of work in a workweek.

Responsible for administering and enforcing some of the nation's worker protection laws. Committed to ensuring that workers in this country are paid properly and for all the hours they work, regardless of immigration status. Accepts complaints against employers. All services are free and confidential, whether individuals are documented or not. Employers cannot terminate employees or discriminate against them in any other manner for filing a complaint.

Provides the following legal services for low-income migrant farmworkers' issues: Wages and benefits; Sub-standard housing; Pesticides and safety; and Welfare eligibility.

Works to inform workers who have any type of pension of their rights under the law that governs pensions offered by United States-based employers. Also handles complaints from plan participants. Documents available (which should also be provided by employers to employees) include individual plan descriptions, forms filed by individual plans annually with the government, and statements of individual benefits accrued to date of request. Defined benefit plans are insured through the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), which also provides information on those types of plans.

The FLSA establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. Covered nonexempt workers are entitled to a minimum wage of not less than $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. Overtime pay at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay is required after 40 hours of work in a workweek.

Provides administration, enforcement of and information about various Federal labor-related laws. Areas covered include employees rights, minimum wage, overtime pay, wage garnishments, and hours allowed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA); also covers some worker's compensation provisions including those covering longshore and harbor workers, some transportation workers, energy employees, Federal employees, and Black Lung benefits.

Provides an electronic database which offers a gateway to information about the young worker. Information given covers allowable hours and types of employment, as well as how to ensure a safe work experience. Also has direct links to other government services/information pertaining to young workers.

Provides administration, enforcement of, and information about the paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) for eligible workers. Under this law, workers may be eligible for up to two weeks or 80 hours of paid sick leave at the employee's regular rate or the minimum wage (whichever is higher) if certain scenarios apply. Additional weeks of paid leave at less than 100% of employee salary may also be available if employees meet certain criteria.

Provides administration, enforcement of and information about the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for all private, state, and local government employees and most Federal employees. FMLA entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks unpaid, job-protected leave in a 12- month period for specified family and/or medical reasons. The law contains provisions on employer coverage, employee eligibility for the law's benefits, entitlement for leave, maintenance of health benefits during leave, and job restoration after leave, notice and certification of the need for FMLA leave, and protection for employees who request or take FMLA leave.

Enforces Federal minimum wage, overtime pay, record keeping, and child labor requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Also enforces the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, wage garnishment provisions of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, and a number of employment standards and worker protections as provided in several immigration related statutes. Administers and enforces the prevailing wage requirements of the Davis Bacon Act and the Service Contract Act and other statutes applicable to Federal contracts for construction and for the provision of goods and services.

Accepts complaints related to suspected violations of minimum wage, overtime, wage payment, child labor, and equal opportunity laws.