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State directory

Start with the agencies that actually serve your jurisdiction.

Every state has a different administrative surface. This directory gives workers an official first route for wage-and-hour questions, workplace safety, discrimination, and public-sector research without pretending the agency list is a legal conclusion.

What this is

A sourced routing layer, not fifty canned legal summaries.

Open your jurisdiction to find its labor agency, the federal and state wage-and-hour routes, the correct OSHA lane, and the EEOC directory for state and local civil-rights agencies.

Public-sector bargaining rights are deliberately marked for jurisdiction-specific review. Employer type, occupation, local law, exclusions, and recent amendments can all change the answer.

Coverage

All 50 states, plus D.C.

51

jurisdictions

27

state OSHA plans

Verified August 1, 2026

Agency routes and OSHA classifications; legal-review gates remain visible.

Find a state or agency

51 of 51 jurisdictions

AL

Alabama

Alabama Department of Labor

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

AK

Alaska

Department of Labor and Workforce Development

OSHA State Plan: public and private sectors

Open state routes

AZ

Arizona

Industrial Commission of Arizona, Labor Department

OSHA State Plan: public and private sectors

Open state routes

AR

Arkansas

Department of Labor and Licensing

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

CA

California

Labor and Workforce Development Agency

OSHA State Plan: public and private sectors

Open state routes

CO

Colorado

Department of Labor and Employment

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

CT

Connecticut

Department of Labor

OSHA State Plan: public sector only

Open state routes

DE

Delaware

Department of Labor

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

DC

District of Columbia

Department of Employment Services

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

FL

Florida

Department of Business and Professional Regulation

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

GA

Georgia

Department of Labor

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

HI

Hawaii

Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

OSHA State Plan: public and private sectors

Open state routes

ID

Idaho

Department of Labor

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

IL

Illinois

Department of Labor

OSHA State Plan: public sector only

Open state routes

IN

Indiana

Department of Labor

OSHA State Plan: public and private sectors

Open state routes

IA

Iowa

Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing

OSHA State Plan: public and private sectors

Open state routes

KS

Kansas

Department of Labor

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

KY

Kentucky

Education and Labor Cabinet

OSHA State Plan: public and private sectors

Open state routes

LA

Louisiana

Louisiana Works

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

ME

Maine

Department of Labor

OSHA State Plan: public sector only

Open state routes

MD

Maryland

Department of Labor

OSHA State Plan: public and private sectors

Open state routes

MA

Massachusetts

Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

OSHA State Plan: public sector only

Open state routes

MI

Michigan

Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity

OSHA State Plan: public and private sectors

Open state routes

MN

Minnesota

Department of Labor and Industry

OSHA State Plan: public and private sectors

Open state routes

MS

Mississippi

Department of Employment Security

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

MO

Missouri

Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

MT

Montana

Department of Labor and Industry

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

NE

Nebraska

Department of Labor

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

NV

Nevada

Department of Business and Industry, Office of the Labor Commissioner

OSHA State Plan: public and private sectors

Open state routes

NH

New Hampshire

Department of Labor

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

NJ

New Jersey

Department of Labor and Workforce Development

OSHA State Plan: public sector only

Open state routes

NM

New Mexico

Department of Workforce Solutions

OSHA State Plan: public and private sectors

Open state routes

NY

New York

Department of Labor

OSHA State Plan: public sector only

Open state routes

NC

North Carolina

Department of Labor

OSHA State Plan: public and private sectors

Open state routes

ND

North Dakota

Department of Labor and Human Rights

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

OH

Ohio

Department of Commerce, Bureau of Wage and Hour Administration

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

OK

Oklahoma

Department of Labor

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

OR

Oregon

Bureau of Labor and Industries

OSHA State Plan: public and private sectors

Open state routes

PA

Pennsylvania

Department of Labor and Industry

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

RI

Rhode Island

Department of Labor and Training

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

SC

South Carolina

Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation

OSHA State Plan: public and private sectors

Open state routes

SD

South Dakota

Department of Labor and Regulation

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

TN

Tennessee

Department of Labor and Workforce Development

OSHA State Plan: public and private sectors

Open state routes

TX

Texas

Workforce Commission

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

UT

Utah

Labor Commission

OSHA State Plan: public and private sectors

Open state routes

VT

Vermont

Department of Labor

OSHA State Plan: public and private sectors

Open state routes

VA

Virginia

Department of Labor and Industry

OSHA State Plan: public and private sectors

Open state routes

WA

Washington

Department of Labor and Industries

OSHA State Plan: public and private sectors

Open state routes

WV

West Virginia

Division of Labor

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

WI

Wisconsin

Department of Workforce Development

Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Open state routes

WY

Wyoming

Department of Workforce Services

OSHA State Plan: public and private sectors

Open state routes

Method

The nationwide layer comes from official public directories.

Each record carries a verification date and source identifiers so maintainers can audit or replace an upstream route without rewriting the page copy.

U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division

State Labor Offices

Official state labor-office names, contact routes, and agency websites.

U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division

State Labor Laws

Federal comparison tables and links for selected state wage-and-hour topics.

U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division

Wage and Hour Division Local Offices

Federal wage-and-hour office routes by state.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

State Plans

Official state-by-state OSHA jurisdiction and State Plan contact routes.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Fair Employment Practices Agencies and Dual Filing

Official FEPA and dual-filing orientation; deadlines and coverage can differ.

Congressional Research Service

Public-Sector Unionization: Federal, State, and Local Laws

Federal overview showing that state and local public-sector labor law varies by jurisdiction.

USA.gov

State Governments

Official state-government and agency index for primary-law follow-up.

Want the underlying model or a machine-readable route? See the MCP documentation or inspect the open-source dataset in the repository.