Advertising, Affiliate and Editorial Independence Standards
How we keep ads, affiliate links and commercial content separate from official labor-department guidance.
Why Ads May Appear
Advertising may support hosting, research, editing, design and updates. Ads must not weaken user trust or make the website look like an official agency.
Editorial Independence
Advertisers do not control our agency-source hierarchy, correction policy, worker-safety warnings, unemployment link choices or article conclusions.
Ad Placement Rules
- Ads should not be placed where users confuse them with official complaint buttons.
- Ads should not cover emergency, OSHA, unemployment or wage-deadline warnings.
- Ads should not create accidental clicks near official CTAs on mobile.
- Ads should not mimic government notices, benefit portals or claim forms.
Prohibited Ad Themes
We do not knowingly allow ads that impersonate labor agencies, promise guaranteed unemployment approval, sell fake complaint filing, request Social Security numbers on our page, or mislead workers about rights.
Affiliate Disclosure
If affiliate links are used in job training, software, resume or career-service contexts, they should be disclosed clearly and should never replace official government links.
Monetization Must Not Confuse Users
Labor-help pages need clear separation between official links and commercial links.
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