The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOLWD) is a department within the

government of Alaska The government of Alaska ( Iñupiaq: ''Alaskam Kavamanaa'') in common with state and federal governments of the United States, has three branches of government: the executive, consisting of the Governor of Alaska and the state agencies; the sta ...

which handles most of the state's

labor Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the la ...

and

workforce The workforce or labour force is a concept referring to the pool of human beings either in employment or in unemployment. It is generally used to describe those working for a single company or industry, but can also apply to a geographic reg ...

issues, primarily at the

administrative Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal ** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, administ ...

level.

Structure

Within the Department of Labor are the Alaska Workforce Development Board, the Labor Relations Agency, the Division of Labor Standards and Safety, the Division of Workers' Compensation, and the Division of Employment Security. The Alaska Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission, although organizationally distinct from the Division of Workers' Compensation, is under the umbrella of the Department of Labor, and hears appeals from decisions of the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board.

References

External links

Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development official website

Labor Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the la ...

State departments of labor of the United States {{Alaska-stub