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BOLI leaders and stakeholders press for ongoing funding to clear backlogs
Summary
BOLI officials told the Senate Interim Committee the $15 million one-time transfer cleared some backlogs but a continuing funding source (estimated roughly $17M plus ~$1.5M for civil rights investigators) is needed to sustain gains; business and labor stakeholders signaled willingness to collaborate on a solution.
Bureau of Labor and Industries officials told the Senate Interim Committee on Monday that a one‑time $15 million transfer from the worker benefit fund helped reduce intake backlogs, but without a continuing funding source the bureau risks losing the investigative capacity and progress gained over the next biennium.
Deputy leadership at BOLI said the agency has seen sharp increases in incoming work — a 278 percent rise in civil‑rights questionnaires over the past decade and a 208 percent rise in wage‑and‑hour complaints over four years. BOLI officials explained the one‑time transfer increased the bureau’s budget and…
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