In the
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of
North Dakota
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, the Commissioner of Labor, commonly referred to as Labor Commissioner, is an appointed
official
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who heads the
North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights The North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights is a part of the government of the U.S. state of North Dakota
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. The present commissioner is
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The Commissioner of Labor is responsible for a broad array of duties relating to employment and employment conditions in North Dakota.
History
Originally, the Department of Labor was combined with the
North Dakota Department of Agriculture
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and was collectively called the
North Dakota Department of Agriculture and Labor
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until 1966 when the two agencies split. The Agriculture Commissioner's term was then extended from two years to four, and was placed on a party affiliated ballot, while the Commissioner of Labor was placed on a no party ballot. Since 1994, however, the Labor Commissioner has no longer been on the ballot, and is instead appointed by the
Governor of North Dakota
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. In 2013, the department was renamed the Department of Labor and Human Rights to reflect additional responsibilities that the legislature had assigned it in the intervening years, but the name of the position remains simply the Labor Commissioner, however; the formal title is Commissioner of Labor and Human Rights, to reflect the department's proper title.
See also
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List of Labor Commissioners of North Dakota
The following is a list of labor commissioners of North Dakota. The office was established in 1966 when it, along with the agriculture commissioner, split from the commissioner of agriculture and labor. The office was an elected position on the n ...
Notes
External links
North Dakota Department of Labor
Labor Commissioner
State departments of labor of the United States
1966 establishments in North Dakota
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