US Department of Labor fosters and promotes the welfare of job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States by improving working conditions, advancing opportunities for profitable employment, protecting retirement and health care benefits, helping employers find workers, strengthening free collective bargaining, and tracking changes in employment, prices, and other national economic measurements. Also administers a variety of Federal labor laws including those that guarantee workers’ rights to safe and healthful working conditions; a minimum hourly wage and overtime pay; freedom from employment discrimination; unemployment insurance; and other income support.

NCDOL

North Carolina Department of Labor is responsible for promoting the health, safety and general well-being of more than 4 million workers.

DisabilityInfo.gov, the comprehensive Federal website of disability-related government resources.

As authorized by public Law 66-259 in June 1920, is the single unit at the Federal government level exclusively concerned with serving and promoting the interests of working women.

Diversity Opportunities

DiversityOpportunities.com is a complete online minority career resource center that assists companies in meeting their EEO/Affirmative Action objectives by working directly with colleges, universities, and career development departments. Through its minority supplier development council membership, and affiliated memberships, it promotes supplier diversity and business opportunities. Strives to connect progressive companies (those that promote workforce & supplier diversity) with qualified minority candidates seeking employment.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was established by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and began operating on July 2, 1965. The EEOC enforces the following federal statutes:

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin;

• the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967, as amended, prohibiting employment discrimination against individuals 40 years of age and older;

• the Equal Pay Act (EPA) of 1963 prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender in compensation for substantially similar work under similar conditions;

• Title I and Title V of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of disability in the private sector and state and local governments;

• Section 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, prohibiting employment discrimination against federal employees with disabilities; and,

• the Civil Rights Act of 1991 providing monetary damages in cases of intentional discrimination and clarifying provisions regarding disparate impact actions.

The mission of North Carolina's Workforce Development Education is to help empower students for effective participation in an international economy as world-class workers and citizens.

Workforce Development Institute provides for the unmet staff development and training needs of staff and volunteers working within the North Carolina workforce development system, in order to enhance the provision of quality employment and training services to customers.

Adapted for the State of North Carolina. Workforce Investment Act of 1998 provides the framework for a unique national workforce preparation and employment system designed to meet both the needs of the nation’s businesses and the needs of job seekers and those who want to further their careers. Title I of the legislation is based on the following elements: (1)Training and employment programs must be designed and managed at the local level where the needs of businesses and individuals are best understood. (2)Customers must be able to conveniently access the employment, education, training, and information services they need at a single location in their neighborhoods. (3)Customers should have choices in deciding the training program that best fits their needs and the organizations that will provide that service. (4)They should have control over their own career development. (5)Customers have a right to information about how well training providers succeed in preparing people for jobs. Training providers will provide information on their success rates. (6)Businesses will provide information, leadership, and play an active role in ensuring that the system prepares people for current and future jobs. (Requires Adobe Reader or Acrobat)

The Division of Employment and Training administers a statewide system of workforce programs that prepare North Carolina’s citizens facing economic disadvantage, job loss, and other serious barriers to employment for participation in the labor force. These programs provide high support training and other services that result in increased employment and earnings, increased educational and occupational skills, and decreased welfare dependency. The statewide system is designed to improve the quality of the workforce as well as the state’s competitiveness in a global economy.