Wage and Hour Division Compliance Assistance Programs

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Wage and Hour Division Compliance Assistance
Programs

• Office of External Affairs
• Wage and Hour Division
• U.S. Department of Labor
• August 2005

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Wage and Hour Division Our Mission

• Promote and achieve compliance with labor
  standards to protect and enhance the welfare of
  the Nation's workforce
• Laws administered by WHD cover 7 million
  businesses and 130 million workers
• Employees are entitled to the protections of laws
  enforced by WHD even if they are here in the U.S.
  without proper documentation

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Approaches for Improving Compliance
Compliance Assistance
Public Awareness
WHD Mission Promote and achieve compliance with
labor standards to protect and enhance the
welfare of the Nations workforce
Collaboration Compliance Partnerships
Enforcement
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Compliance Assistance A WHD Priority

• Secretary of Labor priority
• One of WHDs strategic priorities
• Promotes voluntary compliance

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Increased Awareness

• Many violations occur due to lack of knowledge
• FY 2005 Goal Improve public awareness of WHD
  laws and processes by
• Increasing availability of information
• Increasing effectiveness of compliance assistance
  activities

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Availability of Information

• Educational Materials
• Publications
• Translated Materials
• Technology

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Technology

• Internet
• www.wagehour.dol.gov
• FOH
• Opinion Letters
• www.dol.gov
• www.youthrules.dol.gov
• FairPay at www.dol.gov/fairpay
• e-laws

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Technology (Continued)

• Toll-free call centers
• 1-866-4US-WAGE
• E-mail

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Effectiveness of Compliance Assistance

• Speeches, Seminars and Training
• Compliance Programs
• Collaborations and Consultations
• Non-Traditional Partnerships

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Speeches, Seminars Training

• Overtime Security Seminars
• Employer Forums
• Mexican Consulate Training
• Ohio State University

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Collaborations and Consultations

• REACH (Rapid Employee Assistance in Chinese
  Hotline)
• COACH (Compliance Outreach to the Asian Community
  and Hispanics)
• Alza Tu Voz
• H.E.L.P. (Hispanic Employment Low-Wage Program)
• PIECE (Protecting Immigrant Employees with
  Compliance and Education)
• CAWRI (Chicago Area Workers Rights Initiative)

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Non-Traditional Partnerships

• JEWP (Justice and Equality in the Workplace)
• JSEWP (Justice, Safety and Equality in the
  Workplace )
• EMPLEO (Employment Education Outreach)
• TIGAAR (The Information Group for Asian American
  Rights)