Employers

Whether you’re a business owner, HR or legal professional, labor organization, or nonprofit employer, we’re here to help you navigate workplace responsibilities with confidence. Explore key tools for compliance, safety, hiring, and workforce management—all designed to support your organization and protect your workers.

Quickly access essential tools to support compliance, hiring, safety, and workforce responsibilities across your organization.

Explore key programs that help employers understand and meet their obligations in wages, benefits, safety, veteran hiring, and workforce development.

Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Provides enforcement guidance and resources on federal minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment.

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
Helps federal contractors meet equal employment opportunity and affirmative action requirements.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Oversees national workplace safety standards and provides extensive compliance resources and employer training.

Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS)
Supports employers in hiring and retaining veterans and ensures compliance with USERRA (Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act).

Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Provides employers with labor market information, funding opportunities, and partnerships with workforce programs like apprenticeships.

Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
Gives guidance to employers on administering health plans, retirement plans, and other employee benefit plans under ERISA.

Find the most commonly used federal labor forms employers need to manage payroll, benefits, reporting, and compliance efficiently.

WH 347: Certified Payroll Report
Used by federal construction contractors to comply with Davis-Bacon Act wage reporting requirements.

WH 381: Notice of Eligibility and Rights (FMLA)
Used to inform employees of their eligibility and rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act.

LS 202: Employer’s First Report of Injury or Illness
Used by federal construction contractors to comply with Davis-Bacon Act wage reporting requirements.

ETA 9089: Application for Permanent Employment Certification (PERM)
Used to sponsor foreign workers for U.S. permanent residency based on job-based immigration.

ETA 9035: Labor Condition Application (LCA)
Submitted when hiring H 1B or E 3 workers; required for Department of Labor review before petitioning USCIS.

Form 5500 Series
Annual reporting form used to disclose employee benefit plans under ERISA; most employers file electronically via EFAST2.

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