Section 1. There shall be an executive office of labor and workforce development, which shall be under the supervision and control of a secretary of labor and workforce development, appointed by the governor. The secretary of labor and workforce development may, pursuant to chapter 30A, adopt regulations for the implementation or interpretation of any law enforced or administered by any department, office, agency, or other entity in the executive office of labor and workforce development. In the executive office shall be the department of unemployment assistance, the department of career services, the department of industrial accidents, the department of labor standards, the department of family and medical leave and the department of labor relations. Each department shall be headed by a director and each department may, with the approval of the secretary of labor and workforce development, adopt regulations under chapter 30A. The executive office shall be organized and shall function as a single state agency with the authority and control for administrative purposes including, but not limited to, for the purposes of the accounting and financial system of the commonwealth. The secretary shall, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, identify and consolidate administrative activities and functions common to the separate offices, departments and divisions within the office and may designate such functions ''core administrative functions' in order to improve administrative efficiency and preserve fiscal resources; provided, however, that common functions that shall be designated core administrative functions shall include, but shall not be limited to, human resources, financial management, information technology, legal, procurement and asset management.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 23 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
Section 3a - Surcharge on Fees Assessed by Department of Labor Standards
Section 9h - Emergency Commission
Section 9k - Deputy or Assistant Directors; Bonding
Section 9n - State Advisory Council; Board of Review
Section 9p - Dispute Resolution Office
Section 9s - Joint Labor-Management Committee
Section 9t - Director of Division; Appointment; Powers and Duties
Section 9u - Report to the General Court
Section 11a - Department of Labor Standards; Creation; Powers and Duties
Section 11e - Apprenticeship Council; Members; Terms; Expenses; Meetings
Section 11f - Deputy Director of Apprentice Standards; Appointments
Section 11i - Apprentice Agreements; Basic Standards
Section 11j - Apprentice Agreements; Approval; Signing; Training Period
Section 11u - Violations of Apprentice Agreement; Investigation; Rules; Hearings; Notice; Appeals
Section 11v - Apprentice Agreements in Collective Bargaining Agreements