UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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  Fiscal Year 2015 Budget

  The budget request includes funding and reforms that will better prepare workers for jobs, protect their wages and safety, and promote secure retirements.

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  What's Your Minimum Wage?

  Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia now have minimum wage rates higher than the federal rate.

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  Perez at Work

  Secretary Thomas E. Perez is traveling across the nation, meeting with workers, students and business leaders on the importance of investing in the American workforce.

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  Learn About the Labor Department

  Break through the jargon and the acronyms and explore our work.

  This month:
  Davis Bacon Act, ERISA and FLSA.

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  Need Health Insurance?

  Find health insurance plans that cover essential benefits, pre-existing conditions and preventive care.

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  A "Novel" Idea

  What books shaped your view of work, workplaces and workers? Tell us!