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Committee advances labor department realignment after Secretary outlines enforcement, fee and operating figures
Summary
The committee adopted a committee report to advance House Bill 24-47 after Department of Labor Secretary testified that revised authorities, enforcement tools and revolving accounts would help operations and data systems. The secretary provided recent fee-collection and cost figures.
House Bill 24-47, a measure to realign the authority and duties of the Commonwealth Department of Labor, was advanced by the House Committee on Judiciary and Governmental Operations after the committee dissolved into a committee of the whole for a department presentation.
Why it matters: The bill alters departmental enforcement authority, updates adjudication procedures for employment disputes and would create or restore revolving accounts that the department says are necessary to fund data…
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