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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, 2009. It is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. The Act is an extraordinary response to a crisis unlike any since the Great Depression, and includes measures to modernize our nation's infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need.
Implementing the Recovery Act
The U.S. Department of Labor has two key roles in the Recovery Act effort:
- providing worker training for these jobs; and
- easing the burden of the recession on workers and employers by providing extended and expanded unemployment benefits and assisting and educating them regarding expanded access to continued health benefits.
DOL Plans and Reports
DOL Programs Related to the Recovery Act
- Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) provides guidance for premium reductions and additional election opportunities for health benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA).
- Employment and Training Administration (ETA) provides policy guidance and direction for ARRA funding for activities authorized under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Subtitle D, Section 166, Native American Programs, National Emergency Grants (NEGs), the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), and the Wagner-Peyser Act.
- Employment Standards Administration's Wage-Hour Division (WHD) ensures that recipients of ARRA appropriations have information on prevailing wage labor standards applicable to construction projects funded under ARRA.
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ensures that worker protection laws are enforced as recovery infrastructure investments are carried out.
- Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) provides guidance through compliance evaluations and outreach activities to ensure that federal contractors are aware of their roles and responsibilities to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, gender, color, religion, national origin, disability or veterans' status under Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA).
Other Pages Related to the Recovery Act
Announcements
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