Department of Labor Standards (DLS)

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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COVID-19 Workplace Safety Measures For Reopening 

Minimum Wage Program  

Prevailing Wage Program 

Employment, Placement, & Staffing Agencies Program 

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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.

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Prevailing wage program  Minimum Wage Program   Deleading and lead safety  

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Asbestos Safety Program  Employment, Placement, & Staffing Agencies Program  Professional Employer Organization Program (PEO)  Workplace Safety and Health Program (WSHP)  DLS online payment  On-site consultation program  

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Related organizations to Department of Labor Standards

• Division of Apprentice Standards 
• Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development  
• Department of Unemployment Assistance 
• MassHire Department of Career Services 
• Department of Industrial Accidents 

• The Council on the Underground Economy (CUE) 
• Office of Multilingual Services 
• Department of Labor Relations 
• Department of Family and Medical Leave