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Employment & Labor Force Trends Education & Training Wages & Earnings Work Hours & Leave Workplace Safety & Health Retirement & Health Benefits Disability Resources Additional Department of Labor Resources

We created this page to provide a shortcut to information and services the Department of Labor offers women. We will continue to expand the links here based on your comments and feedback. So, bookmark this page and come back often!

One good place to start is our compliance assistance information and resources to help you understand the laws enforced and administered by DOL. The Women's Bureau is a valuable source of information about employment-related initiatives specific to women workers and business owners.

Employment & Labor Force Trends

• Changes in Women's Labor Force Participation in the 20th Century
• Characteristics of Self-Employed Women
• Developments in Women's Labor Force Participation
• Employed Women About as Likely as Men to be Looking for Jobs
• Employment Opportunities at the Department of Labor
• Marriage, Children, and Women's Employment: What Do We Know?
• Married Women, Work, and Values
• Much Variation in Women's Employment Across Metropolitan Areas
• Pay and Benefits at the Department of Labor
• "Second-Chance" Strategies for Women Who Drop Out of School
• Trends in Retirement Age by Sex, 1950-2005
• Women and Jobs in Recessions
• Women and Jobs in Recoveries
• Women's Bureau: An Overview
• Women's Share of Labor Force to Edge Higher by 2008
• Young Women Enroll in College in Greater Numbers Than Young Men

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Education & Training

• Employment & Training Administration
• Adult Training Programs
• Career Tools & Services
• Military Spouse Resource Center
• One-Stop Career Centers

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Wages & Earnings

• Wage and Hour Division
• elaws Advisors
• Employment Law Guide
• The Minimum Wage
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• FairPay Overtime Rules
• Overtime Pay Requirements of the FLSA
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• State Labor Offices/State Labor Laws
• Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace
• Black Women Report Highest Earnings Premium for Additional Education
• Differences in Women's and Men's Earnings by Age
• Earnings of College Graduates Earnings: Women Compared to Men (PDF)
• Earnings of Female College Graduates Up 4.7 Percent in 1999
• Earnings of Husbands and Wives in Dual-Earner Families
• Effects of Intermittent Labor Force Attachment on Women's Earnings
• Gradual Advance in Women's Earnings Vis-á-Vis Men
• Income and Spending Patterns of Single-Mother Families
• Poverty Rate Still Higher for Working Women
• Recent Gains in Women's Earnings: Better Pay or Longer Hours?
• 'Second-Chance' Strategies for Women Who Drop Out of School
• Women in Managerial, Professional Occupations Earn More Than Others
• Women Paid Low Wages: Who They Are and Where They Work
• Women's Earnings: An Overview
• Women's Earnings, Earnings Difference Highest After Age 45
• Young Women Enroll in College in Greater Numbers Than Young Men

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Work Hours & Leave

• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Employer Provisions for Parental Leave
• Interrelation of Child Support, Visitation, and Hours of Work
• Job Absence Rate Higher for Women Than for Men
• The Work Schedules of Low-Educated American Women and Welfare Reform

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Workplace Safety & Health

• Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
• OSHA's Workers' Page
• Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA)
• MSHA's Safety & Health Information
• Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)
• Coal Mine Workers' Compensation
• Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program
• Federal Employee Safety and Injury Initiative
• Longshore and Harbor Worker's Compensation
• State Workers' Compensation Laws
• Women in the Construction Workplace: Providing Equitable Safety and Health Protection
• Facts About Anthrax
• Employment Law Guide: Whistleblower Protection
• Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace

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Retirement & Health Benefits

• Retirement Benefits:
  • Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
  • Protect Your Pension: A Quick Reference Guide
  • What You Should Know About Your Retirement Plan
  • A Look at 401(k) Plan Fees for Employees
  • Can the Retiree Health Benefits Provided by Your Employer Be Cut?
  • Cash Balance Plans: Questions & Answers
  • Consumer Information on Pension Plans
  • Your Employer's Bankruptcy: How Will It Affect Your Employee Benefits?
  • Health Benefits Under COBRA (PDF)
  • How to Obtain Employee Benefit Documents from the Labor Department
  • Frequently Asked Questions About Pension and Health Care Coverage for Dislocated Workers
  • Frequently Asked Questions for Participants & Beneficiaries Related to the Events of September 11th
  • Frequently Asked Questions for Reservists Being Called to Active Duty Related to their Pension and Health Benefits
  • How to File a Claim for Your ERISA Benefits
  • Women and Retirement Savings (Español)
  • Savings Fitness — A Guide to Your Money and Your Financial Future (PDF)
  • Top 10 Ways to Prepare for Retirement (Español)
  • Work Changes Require Health Choices (Español) (PDF)

• Health Benefits:
  • Health Benefits Under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
  • Questions and Answers About HIPAA
  • Consumer Information on Health Plans
  • Frequently Asked Questions About Pension and Health Care Coverage for Dislocated Workers
  • Protect Your Pension: A Quick Reference Guide
  • Questions and Answers on the HIPAA Nondiscrimination Requirements
  • Questions and Answers About Recent Changes in HIPAA (PDF)
  • Life Changes Require Health Choices (Español) (PDF)
  • Work Changes Require Health Choices (Español) (PDF)
  • Top 10 Ways to Make Your Health Benefits Work for You (Español) (PDF)
  • Frequently Asked Questions on the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998

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Disability Resources

• Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
• DisabilityInfo.gov
• ODEP Publications
• Summary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• ADA Brochure: Focus on Employment
• Employment Rights: Who Has Them and Who Enforces Them
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
• Personal Assistance Services in the Workplace
• Small Business and Self Employment for People with Disabilities

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Additional Department of Labor Resources

• DOL Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2003, Report on Performance and Accountability
• Major Laws Enforced by the Department of Labor
• Mission Statement
• Organizational Chart
• DOL Library