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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

This page provides a shortcut to information and services the Department of Labor (DOL) offers for 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

Education & Training

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

Wages & Earnings

• Wage and Hour Division
• Black Women Report Highest Earnings Premium for Additional Education
• Differences in Women's and Men's Earnings by Age
• Effects of Intermittent Labor Force Attachment on Women's Earnings
• elaws Advisors
• Employment Law Guide
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• FairPay Overtime Rules
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Gradual Advance in Women's Earnings Vis-á-Vis Men
• Income and Spending Patterns of Single-Mother Families
• The Minimum Wage
• Overtime Pay Requirements of the FLSA
• 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
• State Labor Offices/State Labor Laws
• 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
• Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace
• Young Women Enroll in College in Greater Numbers Than Young Men

Work Hours & Leave

• Employer Provisions for Parental Leave
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• 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

Workplace Safety & Health

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

Retirement & Health Benefits

• Retirement Benefits:
  • 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
  • Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
  • Frequently Asked Questions About Pension and Health Care Coverage for Dislocated Workers
  • Frequently Asked Questions for Reservists Being Called to Active Duty Related to their Pension and Health Benefits
  • How to Obtain Employee Benefit Documents from the Labor Department
  • Filing a Claim for Your Retirement Benefits
  • Protect Your Pension: A Quick Reference Guide
  • Savings Fitness — A Guide to Your Money and Your Financial Future (PDF)
  • Top 10 Ways to Prepare for Retirement (Español)
  • What You Should Know About Your Retirement Plan
  • Women and Retirement Savings (Español)
  • Your Employer's Bankruptcy: How Will It Affect Your Employee Benefits?

• Health Benefits:
  • An Employee's Guide to Health Benefits Under COBRA (PDF)
  • Can the Retiree Health Benefits Provided by Your Employer Be Cut?
  • Consumer Information on Health Plans
  • Filing a Claim for Health or Disability Benefits
  • Frequently Asked Questions About Retirement and Health Care Coverage for Dislocated Workers
  • Health Coverage Portability (PDF)
  • Job Loss - Important Information Workers Need to Know to Protect Their Health Coverage and Retirement Benefits
  • Life Changes Require Health Choices (Español) (PDF)
  • Protect Your Pension: A Quick Reference Guide
  • Protections for Newborns, Adopted Children, and New Parents - the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996
  • Questions and Answers on the HIPAA Nondiscrimination Requirements
  • Top 10 Ways to Make Your Health Benefits Work for You (Español) (PDF)
  • Work Changes Require Health Choices (Español) (PDF)
  • Your Health Plan and HIPAA ... Making the Law Work for You
  • Your Rights After a Mastectomy ... the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 (Español) (PDF)

Disability Resources

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

Additional Department of Labor Resources

• DOL Library
• Fiscal Year 2006 Budget — Overview
• Fiscal Year 2006 Performance Budget — Overview
• Major Laws Enforced by the Department of Labor
• Mission Statement
• Organizational Chart