At the U.S. Department of Labor, our mission is to promote and protect opportunity for all workers. Our nation and workforce are stronger when we embrace diversity, and when workers can apply their unique skills and talents to jobs that provide fair wages, benefits, and safe and healthy working conditions, and ensure respectful inclusion.
Resources
- Protections for LGBT Employees of Federal Contractors and Subcontractors Under Executive Order 13672
- OSHA Guide to Best Practices for Restroom Access for Transgender Workers (PDF)
- Marriage Equality Under the Family and Medical Leave Act
- Job Corps Program Instruction Notice: Ensuring Equal Access for Transgender Applicants and Students
- The Workforce Development System: Training and Employment Guidance Letter on Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Stereotyping
- Family Equality for Parents and Children Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (the "in loco parentis" standard)
- DOL Policies on Gender Identity: Rights and Responsibilities
- The Department's Civil Rights Center Enforces Equal Opportunity for Participants in Programs Funded by the Department and DOL employees