Agency: Labor Commission Function The Utah Labor Commission serves the citizens of Utah by assuring a safe, healthful, fair, non-discriminatory work environment; assuring fair housing practices; and promoting the general welfare of employee and employers in the State of Utah.
Statutory Authority The following chapters from the Utah Code Annotated give the Labor Commission its authority and oversight: Title 34, chapters 19 through 46, are devoted to general labor laws as they apply to employers and employees. These provisions cover such things as employment relations, payment of wages and minimum wages. Title 34A, chapters 1 through 11 cover regulatory authorizations of the Labor Commission and include the Labor Commission Act, Workers' Compensation Act, Utah Occupational Disease Act, Hospital and Medical Service for Disabled Miners, Utah Antidiscrimination Act, Utah Occupational Safety and Health Act, Safety, and the Utah Injured Worker Reemployment Act. Funding Detail The Labor Commission budget is made up of three line items: Labor Commission, which includes most of the main programs overseen by the Commission; Employers' Reinsurance Fund; and Uninsured Employers' Fund. The table below gives detail for the entire agency with all three line items combined. | Sources of Finance | 2007
Actual | 2008
Actual | 2009
Actual | 2010
Actual | 2011
Approp | | General Fund | $5,931,300 | $6,483,600 | $6,261,500 | $6,001,600 | $5,872,100 | | General Fund, One-time | ($5,200) | $196,000 | $439,700 | ($178,900) | $0 | | Federal Funds | $2,487,600 | $2,217,400 | $2,324,900 | $2,883,100 | $2,862,500 | | Dedicated Credits Revenue | $0 | $395,400 | $50,137,100 | $18,800 | $20,000 | | GFR - Industrial Accident Restricted Account | $0 | $0 | $0 | $566,600 | $1,921,500 | | GFR - Workplace Safety | $1,572,300 | $1,588,400 | $1,580,300 | $1,569,200 | $1,563,200 | | Trust and Agency Funds | $0 | $54,877,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Employers' Reinsurance Fund | $0 | $0 | $73,000 | $50,985,100 | $2,573,000 | | Premium Tax Collections | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,139,000 | $46,574,000 | | Uninsured Employers' Fund | $1,165,300 | $1,227,400 | $1,517,100 | $1,014,300 | $1,018,000 | | Transfers | $25,000 | ($1,022,000) | $0 | ($6,382,900) | $0 | | Beginning Nonlapsing | $50,000 | $565,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Closing Nonlapsing | ($565,000) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Lapsing Balance | ($422,100) | ($862,100) | ($86,200) | ($551,100) | $0 | | Total | $10,239,200 | $65,666,100 | $62,247,400 | $59,064,800 | $62,404,300 |
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| | Line Items | 2007
Actual | 2008
Actual | 2009
Actual | 2010
Actual | 2011
Approp | | Labor Commission | $10,239,200 | $11,458,600 | $12,155,400 | $11,241,700 | $12,312,300 | | Employers Reinsurance Fund | $0 | $52,847,400 | $48,250,000 | $44,980,100 | $48,250,000 | | Uninsured Employers Fund | $0 | $1,360,100 | $1,842,000 | $2,843,000 | $1,842,000 | | Total | $10,239,200 | $65,666,100 | $62,247,400 | $59,064,800 | $62,404,300 |
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| | Categories of Expenditure | 2007
Actual | 2008
Actual | 2009
Actual | 2010
Actual | 2011
Approp | | Personnel Services | $7,406,700 | $8,019,200 | $8,740,600 | $8,511,500 | $8,690,500 | | In-state Travel | $38,400 | $37,800 | $28,100 | $26,200 | $38,700 | | Out-of-state Travel | $125,100 | $101,600 | $61,200 | $28,400 | $65,200 | | Current Expense | $1,152,400 | $1,901,900 | $2,837,900 | $31,155,500 | $3,147,700 | | DP Current Expense | $1,077,600 | $1,189,100 | $1,007,000 | $1,014,200 | $1,033,900 | | Other Charges/Pass Thru | $439,000 | $54,416,500 | $49,572,600 | $18,329,000 | $49,428,300 | | Total | $10,239,200 | $65,666,100 | $62,247,400 | $59,064,800 | $62,404,300 |
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| | Other Indicators | 2007
Actual | 2008
Actual | 2009
Actual | 2010
Actual | 2011
Approp | | Budgeted FTE | 117.0 | 113.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 | | Vehicles | 28 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 28 |
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