§ 36:308 — Offices; purposes and functions

Louisiana § 36:308

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 36: Organization of the Executive Branch of State Government

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§308. Offices; purposes and functions
A. The purposes for which the offices of Louisiana Works are created shall be as set
forth in this Section.
B.(1) 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; occupational
information services; 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.
(2) In addition to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the office of workforce
development shall also 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.
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E. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 478, §16, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.
NOTE: See Acts 2008, No. 743, §§6, 7, and 8, eff. July 1, 2008, relative to
severability, to changing of references to the former Dept. of Labor and
former La. Workforce Commission, and to legislative intent for continuity of
functioning of local workforce investment boards and the executive director's
responsibility therefor.
NOTE: See Acts 2010, No. 939, §§12, 14, 16, snd 19, relative to
implementation of transfer of programs from the Dept. of Social Services to
the La. Workforce Commission.

Legislative History

Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 8, §2; Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §3, eff. July 1, 1983; 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; Acts 2025, No. 478, §§10, 16, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.