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  As Deputy Secretary of Labor, I’m passionate about helping American workers understand the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and empowering them to embrace it as a tool that can unlock new high-paying jobs, improved levels of productivity, and greater fulfillment in their lives. I believe AI represents a new frontier of opportunity for workers. To realize its full promise, however, we must take the steps that are outlined in the , a bold strategy for America to secure global dominance in AI. Under President Trump’s leadership, the Department of Labor will advance an important component of the AI Action Plan to empower workers in the age of AI by expanding AI skills development, evaluating AI’s impact on the labor market, and piloting new innovations to rapidly retrain workers. Through a second critical strategy, the Department of Labor will equip a skilled workforce for AI infrastructure by identifying priority roles, developing modern skills frameworks, and expanding pipel...

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) issued  proposed regulations  under the New Jersey Pay Transparency Law on September 15, 2025, that provide some (but not complete) clarity about the law’s pay and benefit disclosure requirements. The law, which went into effect on June 1, 2025, has  two broad requirements  (and several exceptions to the same): (1) an employer must disclose pay and benefits information in postings for “new jobs and transfer opportunities,” and (2) an employer must give notice of “promotional opportunities” to current employees in the affected department. Quick Hits New Jersey has proposed regulations and published guidance that employers without employees in New Jersey could be covered by the state’s pay transparency requirements, and that the requirements may apply to positions based outside of New Jersey. The proposed regulations also provide that the spread between minimum and maximum pay ranges in job postings c...

On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) to promote education on and integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in K-12, higher education, and workplace settings through public-private partnerships with industry leaders and academic institutions . The order continues the Trump administration’s efforts to expand and promote this emerging technology. Quick Hits President Trump’s executive order aims to e nhance AI education and workforce development in the United States. The order establishes a cross-agency task force to implement the policy and prioritizes public-private partnerships with industry leaders and academic institutions to provide resources for AI education and workforce development. The order further directs the secretary of labor to promote registered apprenticeships in the AI industry. The EO, “ Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education For American Youth ,” seeks to create a framework for expanding AI education in K-12 and higher educati...