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California Labor and Workforce Development Agency

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Jurisdiction
  
Employees
  
14,000

Formed
  
January 1, 2003 (2003-01-01)

Headquarters
  
800 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, California

Annual budget
  
US$ 26.4 billion (2011)

Agency executive
  
David Lanier, Secretary

The California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) is a cabinet-level California state agency that coordinates workforce programs by overseeing seven major departments dealing with benefit administration, enforcement of California labor laws, appellate functions related to employee benefits, workforce development, tax collection, economic development activities. It was conceived by Governor Gray Davis and was formally created by S.B. 1236 in 2002.

Organization

The agency oversees multiple departments and programs:

  • California Employment Development Department
  • California Department of Industrial Relations
  • California Agricultural Labor Relations Board
  • California Workforce Investment Board
  • California Economic Strategy Panel
  • California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board
  • Employment Training Panel
  • References

    California Labor and Workforce Development Agency Wikipedia


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