Equal Pay Day

Equal Pay Day represents the number of extra days women must work to be paid what men received the previous year. This year on Equal Pay Day, the White House announced steps the administration is taking to advance pay equity and promote womens economic security. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh participated in an event at the U.S. Capitol highlighting the wage gap, and we issued a report on the impact of racial and gender inequality on women workers. In addition, our Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued a directive that aims to help federal contractors address and prevent pay inequality.

• Read the impact report and related materials
• Read the White House fact sheet
• Watch the Equal Pay Day event at the Capitol
• Learn about the new pay equity audit directive

The future of work

In Austin this week for SXSW, Secretary Walsh showed off his cowboy boots and spoke with CNN's Poppy Harlow and Politico's Daniel Lippman about worker empowerment, our historic economic recovery and the future of work.

American Rescue Plan funds career pathways for Americas workers

Across the country, businesses and organizations are using American Rescue Plan funds to build back a better America. This week, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Employment and Training Administration Angela Hanks traveled to Arizona and Nevada with First Lady Dr. Jill Biden to visit community colleges creating pathways to good careers.

Funding opportunities will support efforts to improve employment and training services around the country

Were offering millions in grants to connect Americas workers with good jobs, including:

• $1.3 million to provide employment and training services for workers displaced by a workplace fire in North Carolina
• $855,377 to continue providing employment and training services in response to aviation industry layoffs in Kansas
• $800,000 to provide humanitarian assistance to workers in the Northern Mariana Islands

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Grants webinar

Do you work for an organization that combats labor exploitation around the world? We may have grants for you! Learn more in our March 29 webinar.

Whistleblower protections

OSHA has ordered an ammunition manufacturer to reinstate an employee who voiced concerns about stock transactions, and pay $597,000 in damages, back wages and costs.

Misclassification corrected

A home healthcare staffing agency and its owner must pay nearly $410,000 to 43 employees after misclassifying them as independent contractors.

Violation citations

OSHA cited a Rhode Island concrete supplier for serious safety and health violations after a worker repairing a cement truck suffered fatal head injuries.

Math careers

If youre considering a career involving math, check out these growing occupations with median annual wages above $41,950 (the median wage for all workers in 2020).

WORKER RESOURCE

Workplace accommodations for people with long COVID

Some people who have had COVID-19 experience lingering symptoms. Long COVID may include fatigue, pain and brain fog, and symptoms can be severe even for people who initially had mild symptoms. If long COVID is affecting your ability to work as you did before, you may be entitled to workplace accommodations.