Connecting with nurses

Secretary Walsh and other department leaders met with nurses from around the nation on May 6. They discussed their experiences with patients during the pandemic, healthcare industry staffing challenges and the importance of quality jobs in retaining and recruiting workers.

#MentalHealthAtWork

We continue to highlight the importance of mental health at work and to share resources and practices to support workers with mental health conditions.

• Video: Secretary Walsh on the importance of mental health
• Blog: Deputy Secretary Julie Su shares some Labor Department mental health resources
• Twitter chat: Highlights from the #MentalHealthAtWork conversation
• Blog: The characteristics of a mental health-friendly workplace

Workplace rights partnerships

The department renewed partnerships with the governments of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to strengthen collaboration with their U.S. embassies and consulates, and to provide information about workplace and employment laws which their citizens encounter while working in the U.S.

Grants to connect women with apprenticeships and nontraditional occupations

Were making $3.4 million available for up to nine grants to attract and keep women in Registered Apprenticeship Programs and industries where they are underrepresented such as manufacturing, infrastructure, cybersecurity and healthcare.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

$1.9M for child labor

A federal judge has upheld an assessment of $1,964,450 in penalties against Paragon Contractors Corp. and its owner, the latest action in long-standing litigation prompted by their history of child labor violations.

Nursing equity

Register to join our May 18 webinar exploring workplace equity for pregnant and nursing mothers.

Back wages

A California merchandise maker for performers including the Rolling Stones, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga must pay $269,914 to 76 workers denied overtime wages.

Tip sharing

We recovered $624,017 for 92 restaurant workers after finding their employer forced them to participate in an illegal tip pool.

Safety citation

OSHA cited an oil company after three workers suffered severe injuries in a North Dakota well explosion.

WORKING FOR YOU

Enabling Education for Former Child Workers

As a teenager in Jordan, Yousef dropped out of school to help support his family. A Department of Labor grant-funded program enabled him to finish his education and prepare for an adult career as a chef. Read his story and others from people whose lives have benefited from our grants.