The OIG operates a hotline to receive and process allegations
of fraud, waste, and abuse concerning DOL grants, contracts,
programs and operations. The OIG also addresses allegations of
criminal activity and serious misconduct
involving DOL employees. Moreover the OIG has jurisdiction to
investigate allegations of labor racketeering and organized crime
influence in the workplace, including the misuse of union benefit
plan assets or power, labor-management relations, and internal
union affairs.
You do not need to provide
your name or any other identifying information in order to
file a complaint with the OIG Hotline. However,
Moreover, when you contact the OIG Hotline, please provide as much detailed
information as possible concerning your allegations, including:
who is involved,
when the situation you are reporting took place and whether it is still ongoing,
where the situation occurred,
what happened that was inappropriate and prompted you to contact the OIG Hotline, and
how the situation took place.
U.S. Department of Labor National Call
Center: 1-866-4-USA-DOL
If you have any questions about DOL-related issues that do not
involve fraud, waste, or abuse concerning DOL grants, programs,
operations, or contracts, or if your concerns do not appear to
be within the jurisdiction of the OIG, you can contact DOL’s
National Call Center for further assistance. DOL’s National
Call Center can be reached at 1-866-4-USA-DOL. The National Call
Center can provide answers and refer callers to appropriate DOL
agencies regarding questions concerning job loss, business closures,
pay and leave issues, workplace safety and health related concerns,
pension and health benefit related matters, and concerns involving
workplace injuries.