What does the DOL do?

To foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights.

How does the US Department of Labor work?

Email Subscription Service. The U.S. Department of Labor offers a free electronic subscription service, which allows citizens to receive notifications by email alerting them to newly available information. Subscribers get updates on their items of interest automatically without having to return to the website to check for changes.

Is the Department of Labor a subscription service?

Is the US Department of Labor email free?

The U.S. Department of Labor offers a free electronic subscription service, which allows citizens to receive notifications by email alerting them to newly available information.

When does an employer have to notify you of a layoff?

Unlike termination, if your employer is subject to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), you must receive notification of a layoff no more than 60 days before it becomes effective. WARN typically applies to employers with at least 100 employees.

Where does the Department of Labor send unemployment letters?

A Department of Labor Letter: Another Sign. Once the scammer files the fraudulent unemployment claim in your name, the unemployment agency sends a letter to the address the scammer specified as the home address. (At least that’s what happens in New York.) Below is a page from the letter I received.

What does a Department of Labor letter look like?

A Department of Labor Letter to Your Employer In New York, the Department of Labor contacts the person’s (supposedly former) employer to confirm the details of the claim, such as the person’s wages. Its first page of the letter looks like this: The letter offers the employer a chance to contest the claim.