The Labor Commission line item is the Labor Commission's operating budget. It consists of the following programs:
- Administration;
- Industrial Accidents;
- Appeals Board;
- Adjudication;
- Workplace Safety;
- Boiler, Elevator, and Coal Mine Safety;
- Antidiscrimination and Labor (UALD);
- Utah OSHA; and
- Building Operations and Maintenance.
During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $14,035,500 from all sources for Labor Commission. This is a 3.1 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $6,140,100 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 1.5 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.
In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:
Performance measures are a selection of measures from Labor Commission programs.
Percent of Legal Unit Decisions Affirmed by Higher Court
The percent of legal unit decisions affirmed by the Utah Supreme Court or Utah Court of Appeals demonstrates the quality and accuracy of decisions issued by the Legal Unit.
Amount Collected in Fines
Total amount of money assessed and collected on companies that did not provide statutorily-required workers' compensation insurance for employees.
Percent of Orders Issued Within 60 Days
The Adjudication Division measures its success by timeliness in setting hearings and issuing orders from those hearings. Citizens and companies benefit when hearings have a quick resolution. The graph shows the percent of orders issued within 60 days.
Special Funds
Industrial Accidents Restricted Account. The fund was created to account for premium assessments on workers' compensation insurance sold in Utah. It is collected by the Tax Commission and the money is designated by legislation to be deposited into this Fund to be used for support of the Industrial Accidents and Adjudication Division of the Labor Commission. The Legislature makes annual appropriations from this fund to the Labor Commission. UCA Title 34, chapters 2, 3, and 8
Workplace Safety Restricted Account.
The fund was created to account for premium assessments on workers' compensation insurance sold in Utah. It is collected by the Tax Commission and the money is designated by legislation to be deposited into this fund to be used for workplace safety education, training and other support. The Legislature makes annual appropriations from this fund to the Labor Commission and to the Rocky Mountain Center at the University of Utah. UCA Title 34a - 2-701COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.