{"id":357783,"date":"2016-04-04T10:45:29","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/employment\/legal-help-and-resources\/state-labor-agencies.html"},"modified":"2018-12-05T14:48:34","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T19:48:34","slug":"state-labor-agencies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/employment\/legal-help-and-resources\/state-labor-agencies.html","title":{"rendered":"State Labor Agencies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 fl-sectionWithSidebar fl-container fl-flex fl-flex-wrap fl-gap30\">\n    \n    <div class=\"fl-page-articles fl-section-main fl-section-main-full-width\">\n        <h1 class=\"fl-no-margin-top\">State Labor Agencies<\/h1>\n<section class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline\">\n    <div class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-content\">\n                    <p><i>Created by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/our-team.html\">FindLaw&#8217;s team<\/a> of legal writers and editors<\/i><\/p>\n\n                | Last updated\n        <time>\n                            December 05, 2018\n                    <\/time>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <details class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle fl-gutenberg-byline-legally-reviewed\">\n        <summary>\n            <i class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n            Legally Reviewed\n        <\/summary>\n\n        <div class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle-content\">\n            <p><em>This article has been written and reviewed for legal accuracy, clarity, and style by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/our-team.html\">FindLaw\u2019s team of legal writers and attorneys<\/a> and in accordance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/company-history\/editorial-policy.html\">our editorial standards<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/details>\n\n    <details class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle fl-gutenberg-byline-fast-checked\">\n        <summary>\n            <i class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n            Fact-Checked\n        <\/summary>\n\n        <div class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle-content\">\n            <p><em>The last updated date refers to the last time this article was reviewed by FindLaw or one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/our-team\/contributing-authors.html\">contributing authors<\/a>. We make every effort to keep our articles updated. For information regarding a specific legal issue affecting you, please <a href=\"https:\/\/lawyers.findlaw.com\/?fli=bylinelink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact an attorney in your area<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/details>\n<\/section>\n<p>Each state has an agency that handles labor issues, unemployment benefits and&nbsp;employer-employee issues. When it comes to unemployment benefits, each state distributes these funds to the respective residents. This section contains links to state employment agencies. To suggest an item for this section, feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company.html\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<table width=\"70%\" border=\"1\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\r\n<tbody><tr><td valign=\"top\">Alabama<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a adhocenable=\"false\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/labor.alabama.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Alabama Department of Labor<\/a><br>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Alaska<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.labor.state.ak.us\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor and Workforce Development<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Arkansas<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arkansas.gov\/labor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor<\/a><br>\r\nEmployment Security Department<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Arizona<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ica.state.az.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Industrial Commission<\/a><br>\r\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azdes.gov\/\" adhocenable=\"false\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Economic Security<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">California<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dir.ca.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Industrial Relations<\/a><br>\r\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.edd.ca.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Employment Development Department<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Colorado<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coworkforce.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor and Employment<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Connecticut<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctdol.state.ct.us\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Delaware<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dol.delaware.gov\/\" adhocenable=\"false\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">DC<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/does.ci.washington.dc.us\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Employment Services<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Florida<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.floridajobs.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Agency for Workforce Innovation<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Georgia<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dol.state.ga.us\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Hawaii<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/hawaii.gov\/labor\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor and Industrial Relations<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Idaho<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/labor.idaho.gov\" rel=\"noopener\">Idaho Department of Labor<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Illinois<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.state.il.us\/agency\/idol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor<\/a><br>\r\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ides.state.il.us\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Employment Security<\/a><br>\r\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ilworkforce.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Office of Workforce Development<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Indiana<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.in.gov\/dol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor<\/a><br>\r\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dwd.state.in.us\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Workforce Development<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Iowa<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iowaworkforce.org\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Office of Workforce Development<\/a><br>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iowaworkforce.org\/labor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Labor Services Division<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Kansas<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dol.ks.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Kentucky<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.labor.ky.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Labor Cabinet<\/a><br>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kewes.ky.gov\/\" adhocenable=\"false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office of Employment and Training<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Louisiana<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ldol.state.la.us\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Maine<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.me.us\/labor\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Maryland<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dllr.state.md.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation<\/a><br>\r\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dllr.state.md.us\/employment\/\" adhocenable=\"false\" rel=\"noopener\">Division of Workforce Development<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Massachusetts<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/lwd\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Massachusetts Office of Labor and Workforce Development<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Michigan<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/dleg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor &amp; Economic Growth<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Minnesota<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dli.mn.gov\/main.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor and Industry<\/a><br>\r\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.deed.state.mn.us\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Employment and Economic Development<\/a><br>\r\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uimn.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Unemployment Insurance<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Mississippi<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mdes.ms.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Mississippi Department of Employment Security<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Missouri<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.labor.mo.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Montana<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dli.mt.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor &amp; Industry<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Nebraska<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dol.nebraska.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nebraska Department of Labor<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Nevada<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/detr.state.nv.us\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Employment, Training &amp; Rehabilitation<\/a><br>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.laborcommissioner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office of the Labor Commissioner<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">New Hampshire<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.laborcommissioner.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor<\/a><br>\r\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nhes.state.nh.us\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Office of Employment Security<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">New Jersey<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wnjpin.state.nj.us\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor and Workforce Development<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">New Mexico<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dws.state.nm.us\/\" rel=\"noopener\">New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">New York<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.labor.state.ny.us\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">North Carolina<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nclabor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor<\/a><br>\r\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncesc.com\" rel=\"noopener\">Employment Security Commission<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">North Dakota<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nd.gov\/labor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jobsnd.com\" rel=\"noopener\">Job Service North Dakota<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Ohio<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ohio.gov\/working\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Working &amp; Employment Portal<\/a><br>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.com.ohio.gov\/laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bureau of Labor &amp; Worker Safety<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Oklahoma<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ok.gov\/odol\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor<\/a><br>\r\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oesc.state.ok.us\" rel=\"noopener\">Employment Security Commission<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Oregon<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/BOLI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bureau of Labor and Industries<\/a><br>\r\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.emp.state.or.us\" rel=\"noopener\">Employment Department<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Pennsylvania<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dli.state.pa.us\/landi\/site\/default.asp\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor and Industry<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Rhode Island<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dlt.ri.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor and Training<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">South Carolina<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llr.state.sc.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation<\/a><br>\r\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sces.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Employment Security Commission<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">South Dakota<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dlr.sd.gov\/\" adhocenable=\"false\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Tennessee<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.tn.us\/labor-wfd\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor and Workforce Development<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Texas<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twc.state.tx.us\" rel=\"noopener\">Workforce Commission<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Utah<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/laborcommission.utah.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Utah Labor Commission<\/a><br>\r\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/jobs.utah.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Utah Department of Workforce Services<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Vermont<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.labor.vermont.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor<\/a><br>\r\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vermont.gov\/portal\/employment\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Employment Portal<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Virginia<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.doli.virginia.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor and Industry<\/a><br>\r\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vec.virginia.gov\/vecportal\/index.cfm\" rel=\"noopener\">Employment Commission<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">West Virginia<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wvlabor.com\/newwebsite\/Pages\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor<\/a><br>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Washington<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lni.wa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor and Industries<\/a><br>\r\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wa.gov\/esd\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Employment Security Department<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Wisconsin<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dwd.state.wi.us\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Workforce Development<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Wyoming<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">Wyoming Department of Workforce Services<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\r\n<h2>Get Professional Help When Dealing With State Labor Agencies<\/h2>\r\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been discriminated against, paid less than you&#8217;re owed, denied leave, or 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