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Department of Labor

The Department of Labor (DOL) fosters, promotes, and develops the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improves working conditions; advances opportunities for profitable employment; and assures work-related benefits and rights. DOL.

While DOL does not administer specific domestic HIV/AIDS programs, it serves individuals with HIV/AIDS every day; helps individuals living with HIV/AIDS access income supports, including job skills and employment; and enforces employment-related antidiscrimination laws applicable to people living with HIV/AIDS.

DOL is a lead Federal agency in the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. Read about its role here. Read its Operational Plan. Read more about its role here. Read the DOL’s NHAS Operational Plan to learn more about the specific actions the Department is taking and the offices involved in implementing them.

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  • HIV/AIDS Employment Roundtable Proceedings Report - Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and DOL’s Office of Disability Employment Policy, under the leadership of Assistant Secretary Martinez, convened a HIV/AIDS Employment Roundtable on April 8, 2011 focused on improving employment opportunities and outcomes and reducing stigma and discrimination for people living with HIV/AIDS. Roundtable participants included a diverse cross-section of federal and state government representatives, HIV/AIDS service providers, employers, disability employment advocates and members of the HIV/AIDS community.  Federal agency representation included the Departments of Education, Justice, Housing and Urban Development and Health and Human Services, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Social Security Administration, several agencies within the Department of Labor, as well as the White House Office of National AIDS Policy.  Representatives from the New York State Department of Health and the New York State Office of Mental Health were also present.
  • Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Accommodation and Compliance Series: Employees Living with HIV/AIDS - DOL’s Job Accommodation Network (JAN) provides free, expert, and confidential technical assistance to both employees and employers on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues (see AskJAN.org or call 800-526-7234 Voice or 877-781-9403 TTY for one-on-one guidance).  JAN's HIV/AIDS publication assists employers and individuals determine effective accommodation for employees living with HIV/AIDS and also comply with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  • Employee Rights and Responsibilities under the Family Medical Leave Act - Since 1993, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), enforced by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, has been providing workplace protections to those living with a serious health condition, including HIV/AIDS.  This document describes employee rights and responsibilities under FMLA for employees working for employers covered by the Act.  This includes all public agencies, including state, local and federal employers, local education agencies (schools), and private-sector employers who employed 50 or more employees in 20 or more workweeks in the current or preceding calendar year, including joint employers and successors of covered employers.

Last revised: 05/11/2012