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The Department of Labor and Industries was created by an act of the state legislature in 1921, overseeing industrial insurance, worker safety, and industrial relations. [2] [3] The new agency superseded the Bureau of Labor, created in 1901 to inspect workplaces, and minor state boards and commissions monitoring worker health, safety, and insurance claims.
The department used large computers to process payments and data; by 1957, it had 65 IBM machines with 440,000 punch cards to process records for 600,000 workers in the state. [ 5 ] During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the state unemployment system was the target of an international fraud scheme from Nigeria that cost over $650 million in losses.
"Because this finding reports noncompliance with state law, the Office of Financial Management is required by RCW 43.09.312 (1) to submit the agency’s response and plan for remediation to the ...
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See how Whatcom County’s unemployment rate compares to the state. Whatcom County’s unemployment rate increases again, even as Washington sees hopeful change Skip to main content
These services are primarily provided through state and local workforce development systems. President Joe Biden nominated labor lawyer and Florida politician José Javier Rodríguez for the position of Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, the agency's leader, on June 2, 2021; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 21, 2024.
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