Department of Labor and Industries

  Average Annual FTEs Near General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Current Budget 3,189.0 24,803 934,484 959,287
2019-21 Maintenance Level 3,199.0 25,431 938,812 964,243
Difference from 2017-19 10.0 628 4,328 4,956
% Change from 2017-19 0.31% 2.5% 0.46% 0.52%

2019-21 Policy Other Changes

Crime Victims Funding Adjustment 0.0 (813) 0 (813)
Crime Victims Expenditure Authority 0.0 0 (3,676) (3,676)
Domestic Worker Protections 2.2 700 0 700
Secure Scheduling 3.8 0 1,459 1,459
2019-21 Policy Other Changes Total 6.0 (113) (2,217) (2,330)

2019-21 Policy Comp Changes

PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase 0.0 1 86 87
2019-21 Policy Comp Changes Total 0.0 1 86 87

2019-21 Policy Central Services Changes

Archives/Records Management 0.0 0 13 13
Audit Services 0.0 0 41 41
Attorney General 0.0 1 983 984
DES Central Services 0.0 0 47 47
OFM Central Services 0.0 3 746 749
2019-21 Policy Central Services Changes Total 0.0 4 1,830 1,834
Total Policy Changes 6.0 (108) (301) (409)
2019-21 Policy Level 3,205.0 25,323 938,511 963,834
Difference from 2017-19 16.0 520 4,027 4,547
% Change from 2017-19 0.50% 2.1% 0.43% 0.47%

Policy Changes

Audit Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency’s anticipated share of state government audits from the State Auditor’s Office. (Accident Account - State, Medical Aid Account - State)

Attorney General

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of legal service charges from the Attorney General’s Office. (Accident Account - State, Electrical License Account - State, Medical Aid Account - State, other funds)

DES Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency’s anticipated share of charges from the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) for campus rent, utilities, parking, and contracts; capital project surcharges; financing cost recovery; public and historic facilities; real estate services; risk management services; personnel service rates; the Perry Street child care center; small agency services; and the department’s enterprise applications. (Accident Account - State, Construction Regis Inspect Acct - State, Medical Aid Account - State, other funds)

OFM Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency’s anticipated share of charges from the Office of Financial Management (OFM) for statewide financial applications, One Washington, and other OFM central services. (Accident Account - State, Construction Regis Inspect Acct - State, Medical Aid Account - State, other funds)

Crime Victims Funding Adjustment

Funding is adjusted for the Crime Victims Compensation Program as a result of higher costs per claim and updated federal funding projections. (General Fund - State)

Crime Victims Expenditure Authority

Funding in the Crime Victims' Compensation Account is adjusted to maintain a positive fund balance. (Crime Victims' Compensation Account - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State)

Domestic Worker Protections

The Attorney General's Office is proposing legislation in the 2020 legislative session that will establish health and safety standards and wage protections for domestic workers such as nannies, care providers and housekeepers. Funding and staffing are provided to the department to investigate complaints, enforce new regulations and make information technology system modifications to support the filing of new complaints. (General Fund - State)

Secure Scheduling

Senate Bill 5717, introduced in the 2019 legislative session, proposed changes to the state's minimum wage act to provide improved scheduling practices for employees in the retail and restaurant industries. Funding and staffing are provided to the department to support the implementation of this bill if it is enacted in the 2020 legislative session. (Accident Account - State, Medical Aid Account - State)

PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase

For eligible Public Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems Plan 1 members, this item provides an increase of 1.5 percent, up to a maximum of $22 per month. (Accident Account - State, Electrical License Account - State, Medical Aid Account - State, other funds)

Archives/Records Management

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency’s anticipated share of state archiving and state records center costs from the Secretary of State’s Office. (Accident Account - State, Construction Regis Inspect Acct - State, Medical Aid Account - State)