Department of Labor Standards (DLS)

Department of Labor Standards

The Department of Labor Standards (DLS) promotes and protects workers' safety/health, wages, and working conditions, and supports the use of apprenticeship as a tool for workforce development.

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Phone

General information (617) 626-6975

Online

General feedback DLSfeedback@state.ma.us
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Who we serve

The Department of Labor Standards (DLS) serves employers, employees, apprentices, students in areas such as public employee safety, lead, asbestos, employment agencies, minimum wage, and prevailing wage.

What would you like to do?

Top actions & services

Prevailing wage program 
Minimum Wage Program  
Deleading and lead safety  

More actions & services

Apprenticeships in Massachusetts 
Asbestos Safety Program 
Employment, Placement, & Staffing Agencies Program 
Workplace Safety and Health Program (WSHP) 
DLS online payment 
On-site consultation program  
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Recent news & announcements

Press Release

Statewide Approval for Early Openings on Columbus & Veterans Day 2018 

8/15/2018 Department of Labor Standards

Statewide Approval for Early Openings on Columbus & Veterans Day 2018

News

OSHA Safety Training for Public Sector 

5/24/2018 Department of Labor Standards

Highlights of Updated Law M.G.L. c. 149 §6½

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