US Department of Labors Wage and Hour Division opens field office in Temple, Texas

TEMPLE, Texas — A new Wage and Hour Division field office has opened in Temple to connect employees, employers, community organizations and other stakeholders with resources and assistance to ensure compliance with federal wage and hour laws. The field office is located in the W.R. Poage Federal Building at 101 S. Main St., Room 350, Temple, TX 76501.

"Temple and surrounding area residents are now closer to receiving Wage and Hour assistance," said Cynthia Watson, regional administrator for the Wage and Hour Division in the Southwest. "The new office will be a great one-stop resource for compliance assistance and information concerning the federal labor laws we enforce."

The Wage and Hour Division's Temple Field Office has oversight for agency enforcement throughout the greater Temple, Killeen and Fort Hood area, including enforcement of labor standards on federal construction and service contracts. It is an extension of the division's Dallas District Office, located at 1701 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 270, Arlington, TX 76006. The Temple office will have limited staffing and office hours; however, the public can call the Dallas District Office for assistance in English or Spanish.

The Dallas District Office also services north and east Texas through field offices in Abilene, Longview, Texarkana, Tyler, Waco and Wichita.

To receive wage and hour-related information, file a complaint or ask questions about federal wage laws, individuals and businesses should contact the Wage and Hour Division, which administers the Fair Labor Standards Act, including child labor regulations, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Davis-Bacon Act, the Service Contract Act and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act.

For more information about federal wage laws, call the Wage and Hour Division's toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243) or its Dallas District Office at817-861-2150. Information also is available at http://www.dol.gov/whd.