Labor released its first ever Equity Action Plan as part of its implementation of Executive Order 13985. The plan highlighted five new strategies to advance equity: advancing fairness for underserved workers by equitably implementing wage and hour protections; launching a comprehensive initiative to address systemic barriers to Unemployment Insurance; ensuring workers with limited English proficiency are fully aware of their rights and can access workplace protections; and delivering equitable access to workforce training for historically underserved workers and job seekers to address persistently high unemployment rates faced by communities of color and other underserved communities. Read a summary of Labor’s Equity Action Plan.