Office of Compliance Assistance Policy
www.dol.gov/compliance

In November of 2002, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) created the Office of Compliance Assistance Policy, which is charged with raising public awareness of the laws enforced by DOL. It also works to ensure that Americas employers and employees know where to go for help in complying with these laws. Working with other DOL agencies, the office develops and implements DOL-wide education and marketing plans and promotes new strategies for assisting the regulated community. In addition, it oversees the development and expansion of DOLs compliance assistance resources - especially technology-based tools - and institutes programs to increase DOL employees awareness and understanding of all DOL laws.

Since its inception, the Office of Compliance Assistance Policy has spearheaded a variety of efforts to raise awareness of Americas employment laws and make complying with them easier. These enhanced compliance assistance activities are designed to protect the wages, health benefits, retirement security, safety and health of Americas workforce by preventing employment law violations. Compliance assistance focuses on increasing voluntary compliance with the Departments laws, allowing DOL to focus enforcement resources on the small percentage of employers who choose not to comply.

Leadership

Barbara Bingham
Director, Office of Compliance Assistance Policy

Barbara Bingham is the Director of DOLs Office of Compliance Assistance Policy. Before assuming this position, Ms. Bingham was the acting Director of Regulatory Policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, where she provided counsel to the Assistant Secretary on key policy issues, including DOL regulations and agency compliance assistance plans. She managed the Departments central policy-making body and the preparation of DOLs Semiannual Regulatory Agenda. Ms. Bingham has been instrumental in the design and implementation of several of DOLs most successful compliance assistance tools, and she has led the Departments efforts to make its statutory, regulatory and compliance assistance information available online at www.dol.gov/compliance. Prior to joining the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Ms. Bingham worked at the Departments Bureau of Labor Statistics.

To learn more about DOLs Office of Compliance Assistance Policy and its latest tools and outreach strategies, e-mail compliancehelp@dol.gov. or to arrange an interview with Barbara Bingham, please contact:

Lorette Post
DOL Office of Public Affairs
202-693-5052
post.lorette@dol.gov

Bob Zachariasiewicz
DOL Office of Public Affairs
202-693-4686
zachariasiewicz.robert@dol.gov