The Wage and Hour Division builds and maintains strong relationships with state and federal agencies to foster communication and better serve our nation's workers and businesses. WHD has MOUs with states across the country concerning the various laws that WHD enforces, including MOUs that address misclassification. These partnerships provide for data sharing, referrals, coordinated enforcement, joint outreach and compliance assistance. They maximize WHD's impact and the corresponding benefits for businesses and workers.
Alabama
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the Alabama Department of Labor with the specific and mutual goals of providing clear, accurate, and easy-to-access outreach to employers, employees, and other stakeholders, and of sharing resources and enhancing enforcement by conducting coordinated investigations and sharing information consistent with applicable law.
MOU Signed: August 31, 2021
MOU Expiration: August 31, 2024
Arkansas
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) entered into this agreement with the Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, Division of Labor with the specific and mutual goals of providing clear, accurate, and easy-to-access outreach to employers, employees, and other stakeholders, and of sharing resources and enhancing enforcement by cross training staff, collaborating on investigations, and sharing information consistent with applicable law.
MOU Signed: March 17, 2022
MOU Expiration: March 17, 2027
California
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the Attorney General of the State of California with the specific and mutual goals of more effectively and efficiently communicating and cooperating on areas of common interest, including sharing training materials, providing employers and employees with compliance assistance information, conducting coordinated investigations, and sharing information as appropriate.
MOU Signed: July 2, 2019
MOU Expiration: July 2, 2022
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with Lose Angeles County with the specific and mutual goals of more effectively and efficiently communicating and cooperating on areas of common interest, including sharing training materials, conducting joint investigations, and sharing information as appropriate.
The effective date of the Los Angeles County MOU is 12/05/19
The expiration date is 12/05/22
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the Office of the Tulare County District Attorney of the State of California with the specific and mutual goals of strengthening Tulare County’s collective response to human trafficking; providing clear, accurate, and easy-to-access outreach and education to Tulare County employers, employees, community groups, and other stakeholders; sharing resources to enhance enforcement by conducting coordinated investigations; and sharing information consistent with applicable law.
Agreement Signed: September 22, 2020
Agreement Expiration: September 22, 2023
Colorado
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment with the specific and mutual goals of providing clear, accurate, and easy-to-access compliance information to employers, employees, and other stakeholders, and of sharing resources and enhancing enforcement by, as appropriate, conducting coordinated enforcement actions and sharing information consistent with applicable law.
Agreement Signed: June 21 2021
Agreement Expiration: June 21, 2026
Connecticut
The United States Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division ("WHD") and the State of Connecticut's Department of Public Health ("DPH") enter into this Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU" or "Agreement") to describe the process through which DPH will verify birth dates of certain minor employees so that the WHD can enforce federal child labor laws.
MOU Signed: November 21, 2019
MOU Expiration: September 22, 2022
District of Columbia
WHD does not currently have an MOU with the District of Columbia at this time.
Delaware
WHD does not currently have an MOU with Delaware at this time.
Florida
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation, Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, with the specific and mutual goals of providing clear, accurate, and easy-to-access outreach to employers, employees, and other stakeholders, and of sharing resources and enhancing enforcement by conducting joint investigations and sharing information.
MOU Signed: January 28, 2019
MOU Expiration: January 28, 2022
Hawaii
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations with the specific and mutual goals of providing clear, accurate, and easy-to-access outreach to employers, employees, and other stakeholders, and of sharing resources and enhancing enforcement by conducting joint investigations and sharing information consistent with applicable law.
MOU Signed: May 14, 2019
MOU Expiration: May 14, 2022
Iowa
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the Iowa Workforce Development Department with the specific and mutual goals of providing clear, accurate, and easy-to-access outreach to employers, employees, and other stakeholders, and of sharing resources and enhancing enforcement by conducting joint investigations and sharing information consistent with applicable law.
MOU Signed: October 21, 2021
MOU Expiration: October 21, 2026
Illinois
WHD does not currently have an MOU with Illinois at this time.
Indiana
DOL does not currently have an MOU with Indiana under this initiative.
Kansas
DOL does not currently have an MOU with Kansas under this initiative.
Kentucky
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, Department of Workforce Investment, Office of Employer & Apprenticeship Services to more effectively and efficiently communicate and cooperate on areas of common interest, including sharing training materials, conducting joint investigations, and sharing information as appropriate.
MOU Signed: August 30, 2021
MOU Expiration: August 30, 2022
The Wage and Hour Division and the Kentucky Labor Cabinet are forming this partnership to more effectively and efficiently communicate and cooperate on areas of common interest, including to share training materials, to provide employers and employees with compliance assistance information, to protect the rights of America’s workforce to be employed in a manner that is compliant with laws and regulations governing employment status, payment of wages, hours of work, safety and health, and unemployment insurance, and to conduct coordinated investigations and share information as appropriate.
Agreement Signed: April 17, 2020
Agreement Expiration: April 17, 2023
Louisiana
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the Louisiana Workforce Commission with the specific and mutual goals of providing clear, accurate, and easy-to-access outreach to employers, employees, and other stakeholders, and of sharing resources and enhancing enforcement by conducting joint investigations and sharing information consistent with applicable law.
MOU Effective: August 8, 2019
MOU Expiration: August 8, 2022
Massachusetts
The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) entered into this agreement with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Joint Enforcement Task Force on the Underground Economy and Employee Misclassification through the Secretary of the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce with the specific and mutual goals of providing clear, accurate, and easy-to-access compliance information to employers, employees, and other stakeholders, and of sharing resources and enhancing enforcement by, as appropriate, conducting coordinated enforcement actions and sharing information consistent with applicable law.
MOU Effective: Feb 5, 2021
MOU Expiration: Feb 5, 2025
Maryland
WHD does not currently have an MOU with Maryland at this time.
Michigan
DOL does not currently have an MOU with Michigan under this initiative.
Minnesota
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry with the specific and mutual goals of providing clear, accurate, and easy-to-access outreach to employers, employees, and other stakeholders, and of sharing resources and enhancing enforcement by conducting joint investigations and sharing information consistent with applicable law.
MOU Renewed: June 18, 2021
MOU Expiration: June 18, 2024
MOU Effective: March 3, 2022
MOU Expiration: March 3, 2027
Missouri
WHD does not currently have an MOU with Missouri at this time.
Mississippi
WHD does not currently have an MOU with Mississippi at this time.
North Carolina
The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) entered into this agreement with the North Carolina Industrial Commission, Employee Classification Section, with the specific and mutual goals of providing clear, accurate, and easy-to-access outreach to employers, employees, and other stakeholders, and of sharing resources and enhancing enforcement by conducting joint investigations and sharing information consistent with applicable law.
MOU Effective: February 11, 2020
MOU Expiration: February 11, 2023
The United States Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (WHD), and the North Carolina Department of Commerce-Division of Workforce Solutions are forming this partnership to more effectively and efficiently communicate and cooperate on areas of common interest, including cross-training staff, providing employers and employees with compliance assistance information towards the goal of protecting the wages, safety, and health of America’s workforce and sharing information as appropriate.
MOU Effective: November 2, 2021
MOU Expiration: November 2, 2026
The United States Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (WHD), and the North Carolina Department of Labor, Agricultural Safety and Health Bureau recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to promote compliance with laws of common concern among the regulated community in the state of North Carolina. The agencies are forming this partnership to more effectively and efficiently communicate and cooperate on areas of common interest, including cross-train staff, providing employers and employees with compliance assistance information towards the goal of protecting the wages, safety, and health of America's workforce and sharing information as appropriate.
MOU Effective: January 19, 2022
MOU Expiration: January 19, 2027
North Dakota
WHD does not currently have an MOU with North Dakota at this time.
Nebraska
The DOL's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) entered into this agreement with the Nebraska Department of Labor, with the specific and mutual goals of providing clear, accurate, and easy-to-access outreach to employers, employees, and other stakeholders, and of sharing resources and enhancing enforcement by conducting joint investigations and sharing information consistent with applicable law.
MOU Effective: August 1, 2019
MOU Expiration: August 1, 2022
New Hampshire
The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) entered into this agreement with the New Hampshire Department of Labor and Workforce Development Agency with the specific and mutual goals of providing clear, accurate, and easy-to-access outreach to employers, employees, and other stakeholders, and of sharing resources and enhancing enforcement by conducting joint investigations and sharing information consistent with applicable law.
MOU Effective: February 11, 2022
MOU Expiration: February 11, 2027
New Jersey
The United States Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development with the specific and mutual goals of providing clear, accurate and easy-to-access outreach to employers, employees and other stakeholders, and of sharing resources and enhancing enforcement by conducting coordinated investigations and sharing information consistent with applicable law.
MOU Effective: September 8, 2021
MOU Expiration: September 8, 2024
New Mexico
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions to more effectively and efficiently communicate and cooperate on areas of common interest, including by sharing training materials, conducting joint investigations, and sharing information as appropriate.
MOU Effective: December 13, 2019
MOU Expiration: December 13, 2022
New York
WHD does not currently have an MOU with New York at this time.
Oklahoma
WHD does not currently have an MOU with Oklahoma at this time.
Oregon
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services with the specific and mutual goals of more effectively and efficiently communicating and cooperating on areas of common interest, including sharing training materials, conducting joint investigations, and sharing information as appropriate.
MOU Signed: February 17, 2021
MOU Expiration: February 17, 2026
Pennsylvania
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Labor Law Compliance, with the specific and mutual goals of providing clear, accurate, and easy-to-access compliance information to employers, employees, and other stakeholders, and of sharing resources and enhancing enforcement by conducting joint investigations and sharing information.
MOU Signed: September 9, 2019
MOU Expiration: September 9, 2022
Rhode Island
WHD does not currently have an MOU with Rhode Island at this time.
South Carolina
DOL does not currently have an MOU with South Carolina under this initiative.
South Dakota
WHD does not currently have an MOU with South Dakota at this time.
Tennessee
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation with the specific and mutual goals of providing clear, accurate, and easy-to-access compliance information to employers, employees, and other stakeholders, and of sharing resources and enhancing enforcement by, as appropriate, conducting coordinated enforcement actions and sharing information consistent with applicable law.
MOU Signed: June 25, 2020
MOU Expiration: June 25, 2023
Texas
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the Texas Workforce Commission with the specific and mutual goals of providing clear, accurate, and easy-to-access outreach to employers, employees, and other stakeholders, and of sharing resources and enhancing enforcement by conducting coordinated investigations and sharing information consistent with applicable law.
MOU Effective: April 30, 2021
MOU Expiration: April 30, 2026
The Wage and Hour Division and the Travis County District Attorney’s Office recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to promote compliance with laws of common concern among the regulated community in Travis County, Texas regarding certain employment-related activities and crimes.
MOU Effective: November 11, 2021
MOU Expiration: November 11, 2024
Utah
The Wage and Hour Division and the Utah Attorney General’s Office – Utah Trafficking in Persons Task Force entered into this Partnership Agreement with the specific and mutual goals of providing clear, accurate, and easy-to-access outreach to employers, employees, and other stakeholders, and of sharing resources and enhancing enforcement by conducting joint investigations and sharing information consistent with applicable law.
Agreement Signed: December 7, 2021
Agreement Expiration: December 7, 2026
Virginia
WHD does not currently have an MOU with Virginia at this time.
Washington
WHD does not currently have an MOU with Washington at this time.
Wisconsin
WHD does not currently have an MOU with Wisconsin at this time.
West Virginia
The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) entered into this agreement with the State of West Virginia, Division of Labor, with the specific and mutual goals of providing clear, accurate, and easy-to-access outreach to employers, employees, and other stakeholders, and of sharing resources and enhancing enforcement by conducting joint investigations and sharing information consistent with applicable law.
MOU Effective: February 1, 2022
MOU Expiration: February 1, 2027
Wyoming
WHD does not currently have an MOU with Wyoming at this time.
Puerto Rico
WHD does not currently have an MOU with Puerto Rico at this time.
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Labor to promote compliance with laws of common concern among the regulated community in the CNMI and more effectively and efficiently communicate and cooperate on areas of common interest, including sharing training materials, conducting joint investigations, and sharing information as appropriate.
MOU Effective: May 8, 2019
MOU Expiration: May 8, 2022
Guam
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the Government of Guam Department of Labor to promote compliance with laws of common concern among the regulated community in the Territory of Guam and more effectively and efficiently communicate and cooperate on areas of common interest, including sharing training materials, conducting joint investigations, and sharing information as appropriate.
MOU Effective: May 7, 2019
MOU Expiration: May 7, 2022
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