Administers and enforces federal worker protection laws. Ensures that workers are paid properly for all the hours they work, regardless of immigration status. Federal labor laws include the following: - Fair Labor Standards Act (Minimum Wage, Overtime, Record Keeping, Child Labor) - Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act - Employee Polygraph Protection Act - Family and Medical Leave Act (and Military Caregiver Leave) - Davis Bacon and Related Acts (Government Contracts) - McNamara – O’Hara Service Contract Act - PUMP Act (Nursing Mothers Provision) - Home care provisions of the FLSA Also enforces: - Wage garnishment provisions of the Consumer Credit Protection Act - Field sanitation standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Act - Employment standards and worker protections as provided in several immigration related statutes (H2A / H2B / H1B) Additionally provides and offers outreach seminars and information to employers and industry associations about federal labor laws and provides technical assistance. Employers cannot terminate workers or in any other manner discriminate against them for filing a complaint with WHD.

Ensures safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance. Investigates complaints of unsafe or unhealthful working conditions. Enforces the following worker rights: - Receive workplace safety and health training in a language you understand - Work on machines that are safe - Receive required safety equipment, such as gloves or a harness and lifeline for falls - Be protected from toxic chemicals - Request an OSHA inspection, and speak to the inspector - Report an injury or illness, and get copies of your medical records - Review records of work-related injuries and illnesses - See results of tests taken to find workplace hazards - Protection from retaliation