Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor & Industry

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The Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry is an appointed, state executive position in the Pennsylvania state government. The incumbent oversees unemployment and workers' compensation benefits administration, vocational rehabilitation programs for individual with disabilities, and economic development across the commonwealth.

Current officeholder

Julia Hearthway is currently the Acting Secretary for Pennsylvania's Department of Labor and Industry. She was nominated to the position by Governor Tom Corbett on March 31, 2011. The state senate has yet to confirm her.

Authority

Though the state constitution does not specifically create the office of Secretary of Labor and Industry, it does allow for the addition of public officers in Article IV, Section 1:

All officers, whose selection is not provided for in this Constitution, shall be elected or appointed as may be directed by law.

Qualifications

There are no specific qualifications for the Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor & Industry.

Appointments

The Secretary of Labor and Industry is not elected in Pennsylvania. The Governor nominates a candidate to the state senate, and the senate confirms the nominee by a two-thirds majority before the candidate takes the oath of office.

Vacancies

Article IV, Section 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution grants the governor the power to appoint officers to fill vacancies. In the event of a vacancy in the office, the governor nominates a successor. This nomination must be made to the commonwealth senate within 90 days of the vacancy. The senate must then take action (confirming or not confirming the nomination) within 25 legislative days.^[1]

Duties

The Department of Labor & Industry administers a number of programs for workers in Pennsylvania, including unemployment benefits, workers' compensation benefits, and vocational rehabilitation for individual with disabilities. The department also promotes economic development across the commonwealth, and advocates to help the commonwealth's workforce "remain world-class and globally competitive."^[2]

Divisions of the office

Compensation

In 2010, the Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry was paid an estimated $139,931 according to the Council of State Governments.^[3]

Former officeholders

Coming soon

Contact information

PA Department of Labor & Industry
Room 1700
651 Boas Street
Harrisburg, PA 17121

General information: 717-787-5279
Personnel information: 717-787-6374
Press office: 717-787-7530

See also

• Labor Commissioner
• Julia Hearthway

External links

• Pennsylvania Department Of Labor and Industry

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