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Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Enforces laws related to minimum wage, overtime pay, family and medical leave, and other critical labor standards.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Protects workers by enforcing workplace safety standards and providing resources to prevent injury and illness.
Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
Helps employees understand and secure their rights to health insurance, retirement plans, and other benefits.
Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP)
Provides wage replacement, medical treatment, and support to workers injured on the job or with occupational illnesses.
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
Ensures employees of federal contractors are protected from workplace discrimination and have equal opportunity.
Forms
WH-380-E – Certification of Health Care Provider for Employee’s Serious Health Condition (FMLA)
Enforces laws related to minimum wage, overtime pay, family and medical leave, and other critical labor standards.
WH-381 – Notice of Eligibility and Rights & Responsibilities (FMLA)
Protects workers by enforcing workplace safety standards and providing resources to prevent injury and illness.
WH-380-F – Certification of Health Care Provider for Family Member’s Serious Health Condition (FMLA)
Helps employees understand and secure their rights to health insurance, retirement plans, and other benefits.
WH-382 – Designation Notice (FMLA)
Notifies the employee whether leave is designated as FMLA leave and the amount of leave that will be counted.
WH-384 – Certification for Military Family Leave for Qualifying Exigency (FMLA)
Used when the need for leave is related to a family member’s military service.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The WHD enforces minimum wage, overtime, recordkeeping, child labor standards (FLSA), along with the Migrant & Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and prevailing-wage laws (Davis-Bacon, Service Contract).
Federal minimum wage is $7.25/hour, effective July 24, 2009 (state minimum wage applies if higher).
Covered, non exempt employees must receive time and a half for hours worked over 40 in a workweek.
Overtime kicks in after 40 hours per workweek, not daily.
Workweeks are a fixed 168-hour period and cannot be averaged over multiple weeks
Employees covered by FLSA who believe they’re due minimum wage or overtime can file freely—no cost, confidential.
Use toll-free line: 1-866-4USWAGE (1-866-487-9243).
FLSA allows 2-year statute of limitations (3 years if willful non compliance).
Yes. Your identity is protected unless required by law or with your consent. Whistleblower retaliation is prohibited; relief may include back pay, reinstatement, or damages