Lapse in Appropriations
For workplace safety and health, please call 800-321-6742; for mine safety and health, please call 800-746-1153; for Job Corps, please call 800-733-5627 and for Wage and Hour, please call 1-866-487-9243 (1 866-4-US-WAGE). This website is currently not being updated due to the suspension of Federal government services. The last update to the site was 10/1/2025. Updates to the site will start again when the Federal government resumes operations.
When the Wage and Hour Division finds labor law violations, we often get unpaid wages on behalf of workers. If we cannot locate these employees, we hold their back wages while we continue to look for them. After three years, if we remain unable to find the person owed back wages, we are required to send the money to the U.S. Treasury.
If you think you may be owed back wages collected by this office, you can search our database of workers for whom we have money waiting to be claimed. If you find that you are due money, you can submit a claim.
