As our recent press release addressed, DOL audits are on the rise. Not many things incite more fear than receiving a notice that you’re about to have an audit, especially from the DOL. The Department of Labor (DOL) is a cabinet-level department of the U.S. federal government responsible for occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, re-employment services, and some economic statistics. It is headed by the U.S. Secretary of Labor.