Title 29, LaborRelease 119-110

§2502 Outreach to Employers and Labor Unions

Title 29 › CHAPTER 27 — WOMEN IN APPRENTICESHIP AND NONTRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS › § 2502

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Using funds available to the Department of Labor in fiscal year 1994 and later, the Secretary of Labor must run an outreach program to tell employers about technical help under section 2503(a) that helps prepare workplaces to hire women for apprenticeships and other nontraditional jobs. The outreach must use private industry councils to reach employers and building-trade councils, joint apprenticeship councils, and individual unions to reach labor, and it must prioritize areas with programs that train women for nontraditional work.

Full Legal Text

Title 29, §2502

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(a)In general
With funds available to the Secretary of Labor to carry out the operations of the Department of Labor in fiscal year 1994 and subsequent fiscal years, the Secretary shall carry out an outreach program to inform employers of technical assistance available under section 2503(a) of this title to assist employers to prepare the workplace to employ women in apprenticeable occupations and other nontraditional occupations.
(1)Under such program the Secretary shall provide outreach to employers through, but not limited to, the private industry councils in each service delivery area.
(2)The Secretary shall provide outreach to labor unions through, but not limited to, the building trade councils, joint apprenticeable occupations councils, and individual labor unions.
(b)Priority
The Secretary shall give priority to providing outreach to employers located in areas that have nontraditional employment and training programs specifically targeted to women.

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Citation

29 U.S.C. § 2502

Title 29, Labor

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110