Chat with us, powered by LiveChat Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, review Chapters 22 to 26 of the textbook and research the employment laws for the state that you reside in. These can usually be found - Writingforyou

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, review Chapters 22 to 26 of the textbook and research the employment laws for the state that you reside in. These can usually be found

 

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, review Chapters 22 to 26 of the textbook and research the employment laws for the state that you reside in. These can usually be found on your state’s Department of Labor website (visit the U.S. Department of Labor State Labor OfficesLinks to an external site. webpage if needed for a list of these).

Federal law provides the primary source of regulations that apply to employee rights, wages, benefits, and working conditions. Another major source of employment law comes from state law. While states must follow federal law, each state has its own set of laws relating to fair employment and workplace safety. However, these protections can vary greatly from state to state, as some are more “worker-friendly" than others.

Some states may also offer worker protections through a Human Rights Office. Then address the following questions:

  • Briefly describe additional employment laws or rights that your state has in addition to federal law.
  • Discuss whether you believe the employment laws in your state provide more benefit to workers or businesses. Explain why. To support your answer, you may need to compare the employment rights in your state to a state which has different laws.
  • In your opinion, are state employment laws necessary to provide fair working conditions (wages, benefits, safe environment, etc.) for employees? Or do these regulations create an undue burden on employers? Explain your answer.

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State Labor O�ces

Commissioners, Directors, and Secretaries Below is a list of each state and their labor o�ice contact information.

AL | AK | AR | AZ | CA | CT | CO | DC | DE | FL | GA | GU | HI | IA | ID | IL | IN | KS | KY | LA | MA | MD | ME | MI | MN | MO | MP | MS | MT | NE | NC | ND | NH | NJ | NM | NV | NY | OH | OK | OR | PA | PR | RI | SC | SD | TN | TX | UT | VA | VI | VT | WA | WI | WV | WY

Contact information for state labor o�ices

State Name and Address

Phone Number Websites / Email

Alabama Fitzgerald Washington Commissioner Alabama Department of Labor 649 Monroe St Montgomery, AL 36131

334-309-9000 www.labor.alabama.gov

Alaska Dr. Tamika Ledbetter Commissioner Department of Labor and Workforce Development PO Box 11149 Juneau, AK 99811-1149

907-465-2700 Fax: 907-465-2784

www.labor.state.ak.us [email protected]

Arizona Lisa Padgett Director Industrial Commission of Arizona 800 W Washington St Phoenix, AZ 85007

602-542-4661 Fax: 602-542-8097

www.azica.gov

https://www.azica.gov/divisions/labor- department

[email protected]

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Wage and Hour Division

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State Name and Address

Phone Number Websites / Email

Arkansas Ralph T. Hudson Director, Division of Labor Arkansas Department of Labor & Licensing 900 West Capital Ave Ste 400 Little Rock, AR 72201

501-682-4500 Fax: 501-682-4535

www.labor.arkansas.gov [email protected]

California Lilia Garcia- Brower 1515 Clay Street, Suite 1302 Oakland, CA 94612

833-LCO-INFO (833-526-4636)

www.dir.ca.gov/contactus.html

Colorado Joe Barela Executive Director Department of Labor and Employment 633 17th St Suite 201 Denver, CO 80202-3660

303-318-8441 Fax: 303-318-8400

[email protected]

Connecticut Dante Bartolomeo Commissioner Department of Labor 200 Folly Brook Blvd Wethersfield, CT 06109-1114

860-263-6000 www.ct.gov/dol

Delaware Julie Petro� Director Division of Industrial A�airs 4425 N Market St 4th Floor Wilmington, DE 19802

302-761-8176 Fax: 302-761-6621

www.labor.delaware.gov

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State Name and Address

Phone Number Websites / Email

District of Columbia

Dr. Unique N. Morris- Hughes Director Department of Employment Services 4058 Minnesota Ave NE Washington, DC 20019

Hnin Khaing Director DC O�ice of Human Rights 441 4th St NW Suite 570 North Washington, DC 20001

202-671-1900 Fax: 202-673-6993

202-727-4559 Fax: 202-727-9589

www.does.dc.gov

ohr.dc.gov

Florida Dane Eagle Executive Director Florida Department of Economic Opportunity 107 E Madison St Tallahassee, FL 32399

850-245-7105 www.floridajobs.org

Georgia Mark Butler Commissioner Department of Labor 148 Andrew Young International Blvd NE Atlanta, GA 30303

404-232-3000 www.dol.state.ga.us

[email protected]

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State Name and Address

Phone Number Websites / Email

Hawaii Anne E. Perreira- Eustaquio Director Department of Labor & Industrial Relations Princess Ruth Ke'elikolani Building 830 Punchbowl St Honolulu, HI 96813

808-586-8844 www.labor.hawaii.gov

Idaho Jani Revier Director Idaho Department of Labor 317 W Main St Boise, ID 83735

208-332-3570 www.labor.idaho.gov

Illinois Jane Flanagan Acting Director Department of Labor 160 N LaSalle St 13th Floor Suite C-1300 Chicago, IL 60601

312-793-2800 www2.illinois.gov/idol

[email protected]

Indiana David Redden Commissioner Department of Labor 402 W. Washington St Room W195 Indianapolis, IN 46204

317-232-2655 Fax: 317-233-3790

www.in.gov/dol

Iowa Rod Roberts Labor Commissioner Iowa Division of Labor 150 Des Moines Street Des Moines, IA 50309-1836

515-242-5870 Fax: 515-281-7995

www.iowadivisionoflabor.gov

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State Name and Address

Phone Number Websites / Email

Kansas Amber Shultz Secretary Department of Labor 401 SW Topeka Blvd Topeka, KS 66603-3182

785-296-5000 www.dol.ks.gov

Kentucky Secretary Jamie Link 500 Mero Street, 3rd Floor Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

502-564-5550 (workers compensation)

502-564-3534 (wage and hour)

www.labor.ky.gov

Louisiana Ava Cates Executive Director Louisiana Workforce Commission 1001 N 23rd St Baton Rouge, LA 70802

225-342-3111 www2.laworks.net

Maine Laura Fortman Commissioner Department of Labor 45 Commerce Dr Augusta, ME 04333

207-623-7900 www.maine.gov/labor

Maryland Ti�any P. Robinson Secretary Department of Labor 1100 North Eutaw Street Baltimore, MD 21201

410-230-6020 Fax: 410-333-0853

www.labor.maryland.gov

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State Name and Address

Phone Number Websites / Email

Massachusetts Lauren Moran Chief

Rosalin Acosta Secretary Executive O�ice of Labor & Workforce Development One Ashburton Pl Room 2112 Boston, MA 02108

617-626-7100 Fax: 617-727-1090

www.mass.gov/eolwd

Michigan Susan Corbin Director Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity 611 W. Ottawa Lansing, MI 48909

517-284-7800 www.michigan.gov/leo

Minnesota Nicole Blissenbach Temp Commissioner Department of Labor and Industry 443 Lafayette Rd N St. Paul, MN 55155

651-284-5005 www.dli.mn.gov

Mississippi Robert Stewart Interim Executive Director Department of Employment Security 1235 Echelon Pkwy PO Box 1699 Jackson, MS 39215-1699

601-321-6000 www.mdes.ms.gov

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State Name and Address

Phone Number Websites / Email

Missouri Anna Hui Director Labor and Industrial Relations Commission 421 E Dunklin St PO Box 504 Je�erson City, MO 65102- 0504

573-751-4091 Fax: 573-751-4135

www.labor.mo.gov

diro�[email protected]

Montana Brenda Nordlund Commissioner Department of Labor and Industry PO Box 1728 Helena, MT 59624-1728

406-444-2840 www.dli.mt.gov

Nebraska John Albin Commissioner Department of Labor 550 S 16th St PO Box 94600 Lincoln, NE 68508-4600

402-471-2275 www.dol.nebraska.gov

Nevada Shannon Chambers Commissioner 3300 West Sahara Avenue, Suite 225 Las Vegas, NV 89102

702-486-2650 Fax: 702-486-2660

labor.nv.gov

New Hampshire

Ken Merrifield Commissioner Department of Labor 95 Pleasant St Concord, NH 03301

603-271-3176 www.nh.gov/labor/

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State Name and Address

Phone Number Websites / Email

New Jersey Robert Asaro- Angelo Commissioner Department of Labor and Workforce Development 1 John Fitch Plaza 13th Floor, Suite D PO Box 110 Trenton, NJ 08625-0110

609-292-1704 (wage and hour) https://www.nj.gov/labor/

New Mexico Sarita Nair Secretary Department of Workforce Solutions 401 Broadway Blvd NE PO Box 1928 Albuquerque, NM 87103

505-841-8405 www.dws.state.nm.us

New York Roberta Reardon Commissioner Department of Labor State O�ice Bldg # 12 W.A. Harriman Campus Albany, NY 12240

518-457-9000 www.labor.ny.gov

North Carolina

Josh Dobson Commissioner Department of Labor 4 W Edenton St Raleigh, NC 27601

800-625-2267 www.labor.nc.gov

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State Name and Address

Phone Number Websites / Email

North Dakota Nathan Svihovec Commissioner North Dakota Department of Labor 600 E Boulevard Ave Dept 406 Bismarck, ND 58505-0340

701-328-2660 Fax: 701-328-2031

www.nd.gov/labor

Ohio Sheryl Maxfield Director Department of Commerce 77 S High St 20th Floor Columbus, OH 43215

614-728-1949 com.ohio.gov

Oklahoma Leslie Osborn Commissioner Department of Labor 409 NE 28th St 3rd Floor Oklahoma City, OK 73105

405-521-6100 Fax: 405-521-6018

www.labor.ok.gov

Oregon Val Hoyle Commissioner Bureau of Labor and Industries 800 NE Oregon St #1045 Portland, OR 97232

971-245-3844 www.oregon.gov/boli

[email protected]

Pennsylvania Jennifer Berrier Secretary Department of Labor and Industry 651 Boas St 1700 Labor and Industry Bldg Harrisburg, PA 17121

717-787-5279 www.dli.pa.gov

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State Name and Address

Phone Number Websites / Email

Rhode Island Matthew Weldon Director Department of Labor and Training 1511 Pontiac Ave Cranston, RI 02920

401-462-8550 (labor standards) www.dlt.ri.gov

South Carolina

Emily Farr Director Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulations 110 Centerview Dr Columbia, SC 29210

803-896-4300 www.llr.state.sc.us

South Dakota Marcia Hultman Secretary Department of Labor and Regulation 123 W Missouri Ave Pierre, SD 57501

605-773-3101 Fax: 605-773-6184

www.dlr.sd.gov

Tennessee Deniece Thomas Commissioner Department of Labor & Workforce Development 220 French Landing Dr Nashville, TN 37243

844-224-5818 www.tn.gov/workforce

Texas Julian Alvarez Commissioner Representing Labor Texas Workforce Commission 101 E 15th St Room 651 Austin, TX 78778

800-628-5115 www.twc.state.tx.us

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State Name and Address

Phone Number Websites / Email

Utah Jaceson Maughan Commissioner Utah Labor Commission 160 E 300 S 3rd Floor Salt Lake City, UT 84111- 6600

801-530-6800 www.laborcommission.utah.gov

Vermont Michael A. Harrington Commissioner Department of Labor 5 Green Mountain Dr PO Box 488 Montpelier, VT 05601-0488

802-828-4000 www.labor.vermont.gov

Virginia Gary G. Pan Commissioner Department of Labor and Industry 600 E Main St Suite 207 Richmond, VA 23219-4101

804-371-2327 Fax: 804-371-6524

www.doli.Virginia.gov

Washington Joel Sacks Director Department of Labor and Industries 7273 Linderson Way SW Tumwater, WA 98501-5414

360-902-5800 www.lni.wa.gov

West Virginia Mitchell Woodrum Commissioner Division of Labor 1900 Kanawha Blvd State Capitol Complex Building #3 Room 200 Charleston, WV 25305

304-558-7890 labor.wv.gov

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State Name and Address

Phone Number Websites / Email

Wisconsin Amy Pechacek Transition Director Department of Workforce Development 201 E Washington Ave #A400 Madison, WI 53703

PO Box 7946 Madison, WI 53707-7946

608-266-3131 dwd.wisconsin.gov

Wyoming John Cox Director Department of Workforce Services 5221 Yellowstone Road Cheyenne, WY 82002

307-777-8650 www.wyomingworkforce.org

Guam George A. Santos Director Department of Labor 414 West Soledad Avenue Suite 808 GCIC Building Hagatna, GU 96910

671-475-7044 www.dol.guam.gov

Northern Mariana Islands

Vicky Benavente Secretary of Labor 1356 Mednilla Avenue Capitol Hill P.O. Box 1007 Saipan, MP 96950

670-664-3196 www.marianaslabor.net

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Puerto Rico Gabriel Maldonado- González Secretary Department of Labor and Human Resources Edificio Prudencio Rivera Martinez 505 Muniz Rivera Ave Hato Rey, PR 00918

787-754-2120 www.trabajo.pr.gov

Virgin Islands Gary Molloy Commissioner Department of Labor 4401 Sion Farm STE 1 Christiansted, VI 00820-4245

St. Croix: 340-773-1994 St. Thomas: 340-776-3700

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Last updated January 2023.