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
Description: The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with Los Angeles County with the specific and mutual goals 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 Effective: December 5, 2022
MOU Expiration: December 5, 2025
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
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) entered into this agreement with the state of California Labor and Workforce Development Agency with the specific and mutual goals of coordinating and conducting joint outreach to the regulated community of common concern, collaborating on investigations, where appropriate, and sharing referrals of violations and other information consistent with applicable law.
MOU Effective: May 6, 2022
MOU Expiration: May 6, 2027
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) entered into this agreement with the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office with the specific and mutual goals 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 Effective: June 17, 2022
MOU Expiration: June 17, 2027
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) entered into this agreement with the City of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works, Bureau of Contract Administration with the specific and mutual goals 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 Effective: July 24, 2020
MOU Expiration: July 24, 2023
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) entered into this agreement with the City of San Francisco District Attorney’s Office with the specific and mutual goals 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 Effective: Oct. 1, 2021
MOU Expiration: Oct. 1, 2024
The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), entered into this agreement with Santa Clara County, Office of Labor Standards Enforcement with the specific and mutual goals 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 Effective: June 17, 2022
MOU Expiration: June 17, 2027
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the California Attorney General with the specific and mutual goals 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 Effective: December 12, 2022
MOU Expiration: December 12, 2027
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 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) entered into this agreement with the Connecticut Department of Labor with the specific and mutual goals 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 Effective: October 21, 2022
MOU Expiration: October 21, 2027
District of Columbia
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the District of Columbia, Office of the Attorney General with the specific and mutual goals 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 Effective: December 30, 2022
MOU Expiration: December 30, 2027
Delaware
WHD does not currently have an MOU with Delaware at this time.
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
Idaho
The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), entered into this agreement with the Idaho Department of Labor with the specific and mutual goals 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 Effective: September 29, 2022
MOU Expiration: September 29, 2027
Illinois
The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), entered into this agreement with the Illinois Office of the Attorney General with the specific and mutual goals 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: October 19, 2022
MOU Expiration: October 19, 2025
The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), entered into this agreement with the City of Chicago, Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection with the specific and mutual goals 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: September 26, 2022
MOU Expiration: September 26, 2027
Indiana
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) entered into this agreement with the State of Indiana Department of 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: Dec. 11, 2020
MOU Expiration: Dec. 11, 2023
Kansas
DOL does not currently have an MOU with Kansas under this initiative.
Kentucky
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
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet, Department of Workforce Development, Office of Employer and Apprenticeship Services with the specific and mutual goals 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: January 17, 2023
MOU Expiration: January 17, 2024
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 22, 2022
MOU Expiration: August 22, 2025
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
The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), entered into this agreement with the Maryland Department of Labor’s Division of Unemployment Insurance and Division of Labor and Industry with the specific and mutual goals 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 Effective: August 29, 2022
MOU Expiration: August 29, 2027
Maine
The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) entered into this agreement with the Maine Department of Labor and the Maine Worker’s Compensation Board 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, as appropriate, conducting coordinated investigations and sharing information consistent with applicable law.
MOU Effective: Oct 18, 2021
MOU Expiration: Oct 18, 2024
Michigan
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) entered into this agreement with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, Unemployment Insurance Agency and the Michigan Department of Attorney General 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, as appropriate, conducting coordinated investigations and sharing information consistent with applicable law.
MOU Effective: Jan. 13, 2020
MOU Expiration: Jan. 13, 2023
The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), entered into this agreement with the Washtenaw County, Michigan Prosecutor’s Office with the specific and mutual goals 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 Effective: Aug. 12, 2022
MOU Expiration: Aug. 12, 2025
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
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the City of Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights, Labor Standards Enforcement Division 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 Effective: March 3, 2022
MOU Expiration: March 3, 2027
The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), entered into this agreement with the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Minnesota, Labor Division to form a partnership that more effectively and efficiently communicates and cooperates on areas of common interest, including sharing training materials, conducting joint investigations, and sharing information as appropriate.
MOU Effective: December 15, 2022
MOU Expiration: December 15, 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
The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), entered into this agreement with the North Carolina, Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Bureau to more effectively and efficiently communicate and cooperate on areas of common interest, including cross train staff, provide 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: September 16, 2022
MOU Expiration: September 16, 2027
North Dakota
WHD does not currently have an MOU with North Dakota at this time.
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
The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), entered into this agreement with the New Hampshire Human Trafficking Task Force with the specific and mutual goals of identifying victims of all forms of trafficking; investigating and prosecuting cases at the local, state, and federal levels; providing comprehensive, victim-centered and trauma-informed services and support to all survivors - men, women, children, citizens and non-citizens; and engaging the community through outreach, education and awareness campaigns, to enable their positive contributions to the prevention, identification and investigation of human trafficking.
MOU Effective: Aug. 8, 2022
MOU Expiration: Aug. 8, 2025
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
The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), entered into this agreement with the New Jersey Department of Education, Division of Teaching and Learning, Office of Career Readiness; The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Wage and Hour Compliance and Division of Public Safety and Occupational Safety and Health; and the School of Public Health, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey with the specific and mutual goals to more effectively and efficiently communicate and cooperate on areas of common interest, including sharing training materials, providing employers and employees with compliance assistance information, and sharing information as appropriate.
MOU Effective: December 16, 2022
MOU Expiration: December16, 2027
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
Nevada
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) entered into this agreement with the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, Employment Security Division (ESD) with the specific and mutual goals 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 Effective: July 8, 2022
MOU Expiration: July 8, 2027
New York
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the New York State Department of Labor, Division of Immigrant Policies and Affairs 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: July 5, 2022
MOU Expiration: July 5, 2025
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD), entered into this agreement with the Office of the New York State Attorney General with the specific and mutual goals 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 Effective: June 13, 2022
MOU Expiration: June 13, 2027
Ohio
The Wage and Hour Division entered into this agreement with the Wage Theft Prevention and Enforcement Commission, City of Columbus, Ohio with the specific and mutual goals 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 Effective: February 1, 2023
MOU Expiration: February 1, 2028
Oklahoma
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) entered into this agreement with the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission with the specific and mutual goals 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 Effective: April 1, 2022
MOU Expiration: April 1, 2027
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 Effective: August 19, 2022
MOU Expiration: August 19, 2027
Rhode Island
WHD does not currently have an MOU with Rhode Island at this time.
South Carolina
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) entered into this agreement with the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce with the specific and mutual goals to provide clear, accurate, and easy-to-access outreach to employers, employees, and other stakeholders, enhance enforcement by sharing information consistent with applicable law, provide cross-training of staff so that employees of DEW and WHO understand the responsibilities of each agency, develop ongoing communication to address bad actor employers and maximize agency resources through a streamlined referral process, and help employers understand their obligations through joint education and outreach on the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Payment of Wages Act, and federal and state child labor rules.
MOU Effective: Nov. 4, 2019
MOU Expiration: Nov. 4, 2022
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.
Vermont
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) entered into this agreement with the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Vermont 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, as appropriate, conducting coordinated investigations and sharing information consistent with applicable law.
MOU Effective: May 10, 2022
MOU Expiration: May 10, 2027
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
The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), entered into this agreement with the Puerto Rico Department of Housing with the specific and mutual goals 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 Effective: October 4, 2022
MOU Expiration: October 4, 2025
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
WHD does not currently have an MOU with the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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