TITLE 36. ORGANIZATION OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 7. LOUISIANA WORKFORCE COMMISSION

36:308      Offices;  purposes and functions

A. The purposes for which the offices of the Louisiana Workforce Commission are created shall be as set forth in this Section.

B. The office of workforce development shall perform the functions of the state relating to the administration, enforcement, supervision, and direction of programs related to the formulation of standards and policies promoting the welfare of wage-earning women;  the employment of individuals with disabilities;  vocational rehabilitation;  independent living;  blind services;  customer service delivery;  employment;  training;  minimum wage standards;  welfare of workers and labor disputes, including the promotion of voluntary conciliation of disputes;  regulation and certification of private employment agencies;  minor labor laws;  the formulation of policy relative to labor apprenticeship;  worker protection programs, including medical payment;  and employment security and employment service field services, all in accordance with applicable laws.

C. The office of unemployment insurance administration shall perform the functions of the state relating to the administration and enforcement of programs and services affecting unemployment compensation, all in accordance with applicable laws.

D. The office of workers' compensation administration shall perform the functions of the state relating to the administration and enforcement of the law, rules, and regulations affecting workers' compensation.

E. The office of occupational information services shall perform the functions of the state relating to data processing and the development, analysis, and dissemination of labor market and occupational information, including but not limited to training and forecasting data.

Acts 1977, No. 83, § 1, eff. June 22, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1983, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 1, § 3, eff. July 1, 1983;  Acts 1983, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 8, § 2;  Acts 1989, No. 512, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990;  Acts 1992, No. 447, § 2, eff. June 20, 1992;  Acts 1997, No. 1172, § 5, eff. June 30, 1997;  Acts 2007, No. 113, § 2;  Acts 2008, No. 743, § 3, eff. July 1, 2008;  Acts 2010, No. 939, § 4, eff. July 1, 2010.