US Labor Dept. to participate in Labor Rights Week in Union County, Aug. 31

According to the Labor Department:

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division will join the Consulate of El Salvador in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in celebrating Labor Rights Week, August 31 through September 6.

At these events, Wage and Hour Division staff will provide information on the Fair Labor Standards Act and new online tool called Workers Owed Wages. They will also distribute compliance assistance materials, answer questions, and take complaints.

Labor Rights Week is a collaborative effort between embassies and their consulates with the department’s field offices to increase awareness and inform workers and employers about their rights and responsibilities under U.S. labor laws.

The department partners with many foreign consulates in the U.S. through its Consular Partnership Program, which was developed to educate workers and their employers about vital information on lawful payment of wages and workplace safety and health.

All U.S. workers, regardless of their immigration status, have the right to a safe and healthful workplace. They also have the right to receive full payment of wages earned under federal law. The partnership program helps workers and employers become better informed about workplace safety and receive confidential help and advice.

Date and Time: Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, 9 a.m. EDT

Location: Consulate of El Salvador
40 Parker Rd
Elizabeth, NJ 07208

For more information about the FLSA and other federal wage laws, call the Wage and Hour Division’s toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243). WHD information is also available at http://www.dol.gov/whd and information on the Consular Partnership Program: http://www.dol.gov/dol/cpp/.