US Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division opens new office in Helena, Montana

HELENA, Mont. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has opened a new field office in Helena to connect employees, employers, community organizations and other stakeholders with resources and assistance to ensure compliance with federal labor laws. The new office is located in the Max Baucus Federal Building, at 10 West 15th St., Suite 1800, Helena, MT 59626.

"This new office will serve as a one-stop resource for compliance assistance and information concerning the federal labor laws we enforce," said Betty Campbell, acting regional administrator for the Wage and Hour Division in the Southwest. "The Helena field office will benefit all the members of the labor community of one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the nation by putting them much closer to available resources."

The new office will have oversight for agency enforcement and compliance assistance throughout Montana, serving employers, employees and a number of community and trade organizations throughout the state.

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 a number of federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act, which contains minimum wage, overtime, recordkeeping, child labor and anti-retaliation provisions, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Davis-Bacon Act, the Service Contract Act, the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act and various provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act that extend protections to different types of nonimmigrant workers.

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 Salt Lake City District Office at 801-524-5706. Information also is available at http://www.dol.gov/whd/.