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This page provides a shortcut to information and services the Department of Labor (DOL) offers researchers.
One good place to start is our major laws of DOL page to help you understand the laws enforced and administered by DOL.
Disability Resources
- Employment Rights: Who Has Them and Who Enforces Them
- Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
- ODEP Publications
- Personal Assistance Services in the Workplace
Dispute Resolution & Legal Decisions
- Administrative Law Judge Decisions
- Administrative Law Judge Law Library
- Administrative Review Board Decisions
Financial Reports
- Budget, Finance, Performance & Planning
- Current Year Detailed Budget Information
- Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)
Grants & Contracts
Labor-Related Federal & State Resources
- Department of Labor (DOL) Mission Statement
- DOL Organizational Chart
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service (FMCS)
- National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
- National Mediation Board (NMB)
- State Labor Offices
- State Minimum Wage Laws
- State Unemployment Benefits Offices
- State Unemployment Benefits Program
- State Workers' Compensation Laws
- State Workers' Compensation Officials
- Trade Act Programs: Contacts
Looking for Jobs
- America's Service Locator
- Employment Opportunities at the Department of Labor
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Occupational Outlook Quarterly
- Pay & Benefits at the Department of Labor
- USA Jobs
Reports & Publications
- Chief Evaluation Office
- DOL Library
- DOL Historical Information
- DOL's Labor Hall of Fame
- DOL Peer Review Agenda
- Employee Benefits Security Administration's (EBSA) Publications and Reports
- MSHA Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Resources
- ODEP Publications
- OSHA News Room
Retirement & Health Benefits
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Retirement Benefits:
- 401(k) Plan Fees Disclosure Form (DOC)
- Coverage Status of Workers Under Employer Provided Pension Plans
- elaws Small Business Retirement Savings Advisor
- Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
- Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) Compliance Assistance Information
- ERISA Filing Acceptance System Home Page
- Exemption Procedures Under Federal Pension Law (PDF)
- Filing a Claim for Your Retirement Benefits (PDF)
- Frequently Asked Questions About Cash Balance Pension Plans (PDF)
- Reservists Being Called To Active Duty FAQs
- MEWAs: Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act: A Guide to Federal and State Regulation (PDF)
- Retirement and Health Care Coverage for Dislocated Workers: Questions & Answers (PDF)
- QDROs: The Division of Pensions Through Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (PDF)
- SEP Retirement Plans for Small Businesses (PDF)
- Study of 401(k) Plan Fees and Expenses (PDF)
- Top 10 Ways to Prepare for Retirement (Español) (PDF)
- Understanding Retirement Plan Fees And Expenses (PDF)
- What You Should Know About Your Retirement Plan (PDF)
- Women and Retirement Savings (Español) (PDF)
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Health Benefits:
- An Employee's Guide to Health Benefits Under COBRA (PDF)
- Can the Retiree Health Benefits Provided by Your Employer Be Cut? (PDF)
- Compliance Assistance Guide: Health Benefits Under Federal Law (PDF)
- Filing a Claim for Health or Disability Benefits (PDF)
- Job Loss - Important Information Workers Need to Know to Protect Their Health Coverage and Retirement Benefits (PDF)
- Life Changes Require Health Choices (Español) (PDF)
- Retirement and Health Care Coverage for Dislocated Workers: Questions & Answers (PDF)
- Protections for Newborns, Adopted Children, and New Parents - the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996
- Top 10 Ways to Make Your Health Benefits Work for You (Español) (PDF)
- Work Changes Require Health Choices (Español) (PDF)
- Your Rights After a Mastectomy ... the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 (Español) (PDF)
Statistical Information
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- BLS Programs and Surveys
- BLS Data Retrieval Tools
- BLS Handbook of Methods
- BLS Programs & Surveys
- Collective Bargaining
- Employment Projections
- Issues in Labor Statistics
- Producer Price Index
- U.S. Economy at a Glance
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Wages & Work Hours Statistics:
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Workplace Safety & Health Statistics:
Wages & Work Hours
- elaws Advisors
- elaws Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Advisor
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Minimum Wage
- Overtime Pay Requirements of the FLSA (PDF)
- State Labor Offices/State Labor Laws
- Wage & Hour Division
- Wages & Work Hours Statistics
Workplace Safety & Health
- Facts About Anthrax
- Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA)
- MSHA Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Reading Room
- MSHA Statistics Home Page
- Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
- Office of the Ombudsman for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program
- Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)
- Safety, Health and Return-to-Employment (SHARE) Initiative
- U.S. Chemical Safety Board
- Workplace Safety & Health Statistics