Department of Labor Web Sites
Links to Federal and state department of labor Web sites
are listed below.
Department of Labor Facts
Department of labor is a broad term that describes
all of the equivalent government agencies at the state and
Federal levels. It comes from the proper name of the agency
at the Federal level, which is the U.S. Department of
Labor (see below).
But state equivalent agencies might go by different proper
names. For example, the equivalent California agency is the Department
of Industrial Relations, while the equivalent Texas agency
is the Workforce
Commission.
Regardless of their proper names, department of labor Web
sites are excellent places to start for researching or asking
questions about Federal
and state employment and labor laws and other employment-related
matters, for both employees and employers. Examples are listed
below.
The Federal or a state department of labor is also typically
the place to file a complaint against an employer, for an alleged violation
of an employment or labor law that the department enforces.
But it might be a good idea to first seek the advice of an attorney.
An attorney will help you to better file your complaint in legalese,
to increase your chances that a department of labor will
act on your behalf.
An attorney will also
tell you if you should file your complaint with the Federal
or state department of labor based on the applicable law,
and whether or not filing a private lawsuit instead might
gain better relief. Typically, once you've gained relief
through a department of labor (or other government
agency), you cannot file a private lawsuit in an attempt
to gain better relief for the same matter.
U.S. Department of Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor is also commonly called
the Federal Department of Labor. In either case,
it's abbreviated as DOL.
The U.S. Department of Labor or DOL administers over 180
Federal employment and labor laws, for which it provides
research and compliance resources, and related contact information
for asking questions and filing complaints, if the latter
is applicable. It also provides research resources for certain
state and Federal employment, labor and discrimination laws
that it doesn't administer. It's an excellent resource for
both employees and employers.
U.S.
Department of Labor
State Department of Labor
A state department of labor administers state employment
and labor laws for which it's responsible and which might
differ from the Federal equivalents. Typically, state department
of labor Web sites provide employment and labor law or employee
rights research resources, compliance assistance, and
related contact information for asking questions and filing
complaints, if the latter is applicable.
Some of the links below don't lead directly to state department
of labor Web sites, but rather to state-government "gateways"
that include or link to information about state labor and
employment matters. That's because not every state department
of labor has its own Web site or the gateway provides more
extensive employment and labor research resources. In either
case, browse the gateway to find the information you're seeking.
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