U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Content Topic Results

This websites provides data on the minimum wage in every state in the US.

This report details the state of paid leave; associated costs to workers, families, businesses, and the nation; and recommendations for further research into the issue of paid leave.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. This reference guide includes a section on basic wage standards, beginning on page five (labeled in the guide as page one).

This poster describes basic leave entitlement; military family leave entitlements; benefits and protections; eligibility requirements; definition of serious health condition; use of leave; substitute of paid leave for unpaid leave; employee responsibilities; employer responsibilities; unlawful acts by employers; and enforcement.

This fact sheet describes the protections the FMLA affords to employees while taking FMLA leave and upon returning to work from FMLA leave.

This document covers basic Q&A about the minimum wage and also includes live links to supplemental resources such as state minimum wage and exemptions to the minimum wage.

In 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 46.7 million people, or 14.8 percent of the nation’s population, lived below the official poverty level. This report presents data on the relationship between labor force activity and poverty status in 2014 for workers and their families. These data were collected in the 2015 Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey. Previous years' reports can be found in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' reports archives.

This online Toolkit is a guide for business developed by the U.S. Government focusing on child labor and forced labor practices.