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Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
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EL PASO, Texas -- The Albuquerque District Office of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division will join the Mexican Consulate in El Paso to sponsor Labor Rights Week, Aug. 27-31. This year’s theme is “Protecting Labor Rights is Everyone’s Responsibility.”
Presentations by Labor Department staff will cover the following topics: agricultural employment, including the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act and the Immigration Control and Reform Act’s H-2A and H-2B requirements; and the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage and overtime requirements. Staff will provide compliance assistance materials, answer questions and take complaints.
For interviews, contact Elizabeth Todd or Juan Rodriguez in the department’s Office of Public Affairs in Dallas using the information above.
WHO: U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division Mexican Consulate in El Paso El Paso-area employers, employees, advocacy groups and community-based organizations WHAT: Labor Rights Week WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 29 – 10-11 a.m. MDT Friday, Aug. 31 – 8:30-9:30 a.m. MDT WHERE: Consulate of Mexico 910 E. San Antonio Ave. El Paso, Texas 79901
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