MISSION

The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development's (EOLWD) mission is to enhance the quality, diversity, and stability of the Commonwealth's workforce by making available new opportunities and training, protecting the rights of workers, preventing workplace injuries and illnesses, ensuring that businesses are informed of all employment laws impacting them and their employees, providing temporary assistance when employment is interrupted, promoting labor-management partnerships, providing temporary assistance to individuals whose employment is interrupted, and ensuring equal access to economic self-sufficiency and opportunity for all citizens of the Commonwealth.

Web Site:

http://www.mass.gov/dwd

Governing Laws:

Statutes

MGL C. 23 s. 11E	DAT-Apprenticeship council; members; terms; expenses; meetings
MGL C. 23 s. 11F	Deputy Director of Apprenticeship; appointments
MGL C. 23 s. 11G	Powers & duties of commissioner & deputy director
MGL C. 23 s. 11H	Definitions
MGL C. 23 s. 11I	Apprentice agreements; basic standards
MGL C. 23 s. 11J	Apprentice agreements; approval; signining; training period
MGL C. 23 s. 11K	Basic program standards; apprentice ratio; eligibility; minimum employment; pay; credit; resolution of complaints
MGL C. 23 s. 11L	Application to sponsor apprentice program; collective bargaining agreement; effect of abnormal labor condition
MGL C. 23 s. 11T	Voluntary deregistration of apprentice programs; program investigation; deregistration for cause; notice to interested persons; appeals; program reinstatement
MGL C. 23 s. 11U	Violations of apprentice agreement; investigation; rules; hearings; notice; appeals
MGL C. 23 s. 11V	Apprentice agreements in collective bargaining agreements
MGL C. 23 s. 11W	Requirements for apprentice identification card; fees to fund identification card system
MGL C. 23H s. 1	Department of Workforce Development
MGL C. 23H s. 2	Director
MGL C. 23H s. 3	Division of Apprentice Training; division of one-stop career centers; other divisions
MGL C. 23H s. 4	Workforce Training Grants
MGL C. 23H s. 6	Division of Career Services
MGL C. 23H s. 7	State Workforce Investment Board
MGL C. 23H s. 8	Definitions for Sec. 8-10
MGL C. 23H s. 9	Health professions worker training grant program
MGL C. 23H s. 10	Performance standards for workforce development & job training programs
MGL C. 23H s. 11	Performance standards & workforce accountability task force
MGL C. 151A s. 1-74	Employment & Training