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2. United States federal civil service - Wikipedia

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   The United States federal civil service is the civilian workforce (i.e., non-elected and non-military public sector employees) of the United States federal government 's departments and agencies. The federal civil service was established in 1871 ( 5 U.S.C. § 2101 ). [1] U.S. state and local government entities often have comparable civil ...

3. United States Department of Labor - Wikipedia

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   The United States Department of Labor ( DOL) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It is responsible for the administration of federal laws governing occupational safety and health, wage and hour standards, unemployment benefits, reemployment services, and occasionally, economic statistics.

4. Employment discrimination law in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Federal law governing employment discrimination has developed over time. The Equal Pay Act amended the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1963. It is enforced by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor. [12] The Equal Pay Act prohibits employers and unions from paying different wages based on sex.

5. Government hiring spree propping up the US job market - AOL

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   While the private sector job growth slowed sharply from 4.3% in 2022 to 2.3% in 2023, the government has seen a much more rapid pace of hiring. Public sector job growth jumped from a modest 1% in ...

6. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act - Wikipedia

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   The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( WIOA) is a United States public law that replaced the previous Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) as the primary federal workforce development legislation to bring about increased coordination among federal workforce development and related programs. Although the Employment Service (ES) is one ...

7. Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 - Wikipedia

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   The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 is a United States federal law which amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (the "1964 Act") to address employment discrimination against African Americans and other minorities. Specifically, it empowered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to take enforcement action against ...