Massachusetts Labor and Workforce Blog

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Preventing Indoor Heat Illness at Work  

8/21/2023 Department of Labor Standards

DLS’ free consultation program can help employers prevent work-related injury at their worksites and assist in training employees.

Hardworking caucasian plant worker in protective suit and with helmet on head trying to screw valve while wiping sweat.

CDL Training Leads to Upward Mobility  

8/03/2023 Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

Commercial Truck

How MassHire Connects Jobseekers to Employers in the North Shore  

7/25/2023 Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Lauren E. Jones is flanked my local city officials and staff in a ribbon-cutting portion during the grand reopening ceremony at the MassHire North Shore Career Center in Salem.

Massachusetts’ Commitment to Equal Family Bonding and Leave Benefits  

6/28/2023 Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

Parent and child holding hand. Parent is wearing a bracelet with Pride colors.

Free Training Leads to a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Job  

6/15/2023 Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

Picture of a nurse standing in an operating room wearing a medical mask, safety glasses, and blue scrubs.

Youth Employment Permit Process  

6/05/2023 Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

Take these steps to obtain a working permit

Young male smiling at work.

Best Practices on Preventing Heat Illness at Work  

5/26/2023 Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

May 26, 2023 is Heat Illness Prevention Day

Heat Illness Prevention. Female worker sweating.

Labor and Workforce Resources for Massachusetts Small Business  

5/10/2023 Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

National Small Business Day

STEM Spotlight: Manufacturing  

5/04/2023 Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

Did you know? 21% of the Commonwealth’s workforce is employed by a STEM industry, significantly higher than the nation’s average of 14%.

Manufacturing facility with text reading STEM Spotlight Manufacturing

MassHire Supporting Offshore Wind Businesses and Jobseekers in New Bedford  

4/22/2023 Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

Wind turbines in the ocean. Supporting Offshore Wind in New Bedford.