Department of Labor and Industries
| Average Annual FTEs | Near General Fund State | Other Funds | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in Thousands) | ||||
| Current Budget | 3,216.2 | 29,244 | 875,686 | 904,930 |
| 2021-23 Maintenance Level | 3,220.5 | 29,520 | 902,348 | 931,868 |
| Difference from 2021-23 Original | 4.3 | 276 | 26,662 | 26,938 |
| % Change from 2021-23 Original | 0.13% | 0.94% | 3.0% | 3.0% |
2022 Policy Other Changes |
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| Attorney Fees | 0.0 | 0 | (582) | (582) |
| Apprenticeship Remote Learning | 0.0 | 2,500 | 0 | 2,500 |
| Upgrade Apprenticeship Equipment | 0.0 | 4,000 | 0 | 4,000 |
| Apprenticeship Retention Study | 0.50 | 205 | 0 | 205 |
| Apprenticeship Technology | 0.0 | 0 | 1,130 | 1,130 |
| Workers' Compensation System | (18.0) | 0 | (6,608) | (6,608) |
| Crime Victims Funding Adjustment | 0.0 | (4,406) | 9,381 | 4,975 |
| LCAP Technology Budget Adjustment | 0.30 | 0 | 513 | 513 |
| Mental Health Claims | 0.40 | 0 | 145 | 145 |
| Plumber License Implementation | 0.0 | 0 | 560 | 560 |
| Prevailing Wage Investigators | 2.4 | 0 | 616 | 616 |
| Prevailing Wage Program IT Project | 1.0 | 0 | 794 | 794 |
| Vocational QA & Return-to-Work | 2.7 | 0 | 897 | 897 |
| 2022 Policy Other Changes Total | (10.7) | 2,299 | 6,846 | 9,145 |
2022 Policy Comp Changes |
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| State Employee Benefits | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| WFSE General Government | 0.0 | 172 | 12,464 | 12,636 |
| Rep Employee Health Benefits | 0.0 | 1 | 72 | 73 |
| Coalition of Unions | 0.0 | 0 | 893 | 893 |
| Non-Rep General Wage Increase | 0.0 | 4 | 819 | 823 |
| PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase | 0.0 | 3 | 282 | 285 |
| 2022 Policy Comp Changes Total | 0.0 | 180 | 14,534 | 14,714 |
2022 Policy Central Services Changes |
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| Archives/Records Management | 0.0 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| Audit Services | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Legal Services | 0.0 | 4 | 2,128 | 2,132 |
| Administrative Hearings | 0.0 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| CTS Central Services | 0.0 | 7 | 1,092 | 1,099 |
| DES Central Services | 0.0 | 0 | 106 | 106 |
| OFM Central Services | 0.0 | 1 | 3,836 | 3,837 |
| Self-Insurance Liability Premium | 0.0 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| 2022 Policy Central Services Changes Total | 0.0 | 12 | 7,253 | 7,265 |
| Total Policy Changes | (10.7) | 2,491 | 28,633 | 31,124 |
| 2022 Policy Level | 3,209.8 | 32,011 | 930,981 | 962,992 |
| Difference from 2021-23 Original | (6.4) | 2,767 | 55,295 | 58,062 |
| % Change from 2021-23 Original | (0.2%) | 9.5% | 6.3% | 6.4% |
Policy Changes
Audit Services
Adjustments are made for each agency’s anticipated cost of audits performed by the State Auditor’s Office. (Accident Account - State, Medical Aid Account - State)
Legal Services
Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of Attorney General's Office legal services based on a three-year average. Because legal services costs are based on usage, funding provided in the central service model is not all inclusive. (Electrical License Account - State, Accident Account - State, Medical Aid Account - State, other funds)
Administrative Hearings
Adjustments are made for each agency’s anticipated cost of administrative hearings conducted by the Office of Administrative Hearings. (Medical Aid Account - State, Electrical License Account - State, Accident 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 for campus rent, parking, security and contracts; capital project surcharges; financing cost recovery; public and historic facilities; real estate services; risk management services; personnel service rates; the Perry Street and Capitol Campus child care centers; small agency services; and the department’s enterprise applications. See the 2021-23 Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (Electrical License Account - State, Accident Account - State, Medical Aid Account - State, other funds)
OFM Central Services
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency’s anticipated share of charges for existing statewide applications, the One Washington program, and other central services provided by the Office of Financial Management. See the 2021-23 Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (Electrical License Account - State, Medical Aid Account - State, Accident Account - State, other funds)
WFSE General Government
The collective bargaining agreement includes a general wage increase of 3.25% for fiscal year 2023 and a lump sum payment for employees who were employed continuously starting on or before July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. (Accident Account - State, Medical Aid Account - State, Construction Regis Inspect Acct - State, other funds)
Coalition of Unions
The collective bargaining agreement includes a general wage increase of 3.25% for fiscal year 2023 and a lump sum payment for all employees hired before July 1, 2022. (Plumbing Certificate Account - State, Electrical License Account - State, Construction Regis Inspect Acct - State, other funds)
Attorney Fees
Expenditure authority is reduced to reflect the shift in payment responsibility for an injured worker's court costs from the Department of Labor and Industries to the appealing employer if it has 25 or more employees or is in a retrospective rating group when that party loses a court-level appeal and L&I is aligned with the prevailing party. (Medical Aid Account - State, Accident Account - State)
Apprenticeship Remote Learning
Funding is provided to create and administer a grant program for modernizing the technology and remote learning infrastructure in existing joint registered apprenticeship programs. Grant applications must include a plan to sustain the investment over time. (General Fund - State)
Upgrade Apprenticeship Equipment
Funds are provided to create and administer a grant program to upgrade apprenticeship equipment to better replicate conditions on the job during the training of apprentices. The grant program is available to apprenticeship programs that are part of the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee. (General Fund - State)
Apprenticeship Retention Study
Funding is provided for the staff and resources necessary to begin conducting a four-year retention study of state-registered apprentices. The study must include the collection of data from all apprentices three months into their apprenticeship to understand any challenges and barriers they face, make aggregate data available by trade in an accessible dashboard for public use, and implement an early alert response to connect apprentices with needed supports. (General Fund - State)
Apprenticeship Technology
This item makes enhancements to the Apprenticeship Registration and Tracking (ARTS) computer system, specifically to align data collection with federal Equal Employment Opportunity regulations and to increase web-based document uploading. (Medical Aid Account - State, Accident Account - State)
Workers' Compensation System
Funding and staffing levels are adjusted to reflect the projected costs for replacing the Workers' Compensation System modernization project. (Medical Aid Account - State, Accident Account - State)
Crime Victims Funding Adjustment
Funding is adjusted for the Crime Victims Compensation program as a result of higher costs per claim and federal funding projections. (General Fund - Federal, Crime Victims' Compensation Account - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State)
LCAP Technology Budget Adjustment
Funding is provided to cover staffing and contractor costs to complete the Licensing and Certification Administrators (LCAP) IT project associated with the implementation of SHB 2409 (Chapter 277, Laws of 2020). (Medical Aid Account - State, Accident Account - State)
Mental Health Claims
Funding is provided for the department to make system enhancements and program changes to allow psychologists to act as the attending provider for Workers' Compensation program claimants who have only a work-related mental health condition, effective July 1, 2024. (Medical Aid Account - State, Accident Account - State)
Plumber License Implementation
Funding is provided to update two computer applications, Quickcards and DEBAR, to ensure plumbers are held to the same regulatory and enforcement standards as other specialty contractors. This includes changes to process and display debarments and to identify new infraction/violation types. The funding covers contractor costs, external quality assurance, hardware and software, and server infrastructure. (Public Works Administration Acct - State)
Prevailing Wage Investigators
Funding and staffing are provided to expand the Prevailing Wage program's capacity to investigate and enforce increasingly complex prevailing wage complaints while allowing for timeliness and quality. (Public Works Administration Acct - State)
Prevailing Wage Program IT Project
Funding is provided to enhance the Prevailing Wage program's computer system to create improvements to internal and external computer applications to support customer demands and effective program administration. This funding also includes two staff to oversee ongoing system enhancements beyond the completion of this project. (Public Works Administration Acct - State)
Vocational QA & Return-to-Work
Funding is provided for two efforts that focus on improving outcomes for injured workers participating in the Workers' Compensation program with a goal of further reducing the number of individuals with a long-term work disability: (1) the implementation of a comprehensive quality assurance (QA) team to ensure continuous improvement in the quality and effectiveness of vocational services for injured workers, and (2) coverage of the overhead rent costs of increasing the number of the department's vocational specialists located in WorkSource offices to help injured workers find work when they are unable to return to their previous employment. (Medical Aid Account - State)
State Employee Benefits
Health insurance funding is provided for state employees who are not covered by the healthcare coalition. The insurance funding rate is $936 per employee per month for fiscal year 2022 and $1,130 per employee per month for fiscal year 2023. (Accident Account - State, Medical Aid Account - State)
Rep Employee Health Benefits
Health insurance funding is provided as part of the master agreements for employees who bargain for health benefits as part of a coalition of unions. The insurance funding rate is $936 per employee per month for fiscal year 2022 and $1,130 per employee per month for fiscal year 2023. (Accident Account - State, Medical Aid Account - State, Electrical License Account - State, other funds)
Non-Rep General Wage Increase
A general wage increase of 3.25%, effective July 1, 2022, is provided for state employees who are not represented by a union or who are covered by a bargaining agreement that is not subject to financial feasibility determination. (Accident Account - State, Medical Aid Account - State, Construction Regis Inspect Acct - State, other funds)
PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase
For eligible Public Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems Plan 1 members, this item provides an increase of 3%, up to a maximum of $110 per month. (Electrical License Account - State, Medical Aid Account - State, Accident Account - State, other funds)
Archives/Records Management
Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated share of charges for archives and records management services provided by the Secretary of State's Office. (Construction Regis Inspect Acct - State, Accident Account - State, Medical Aid Account - State)
CTS Central Services
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from Consolidated Technology Services (CTS) for the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of Cyber Security, state network, enterprise services, small agency IT services, security gateways, and geospatial imaging services. See the 2021-23 Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (Accident Account - State, Medical Aid Account - State, Electrical License Account - State, other funds)
Self-Insurance Liability Premium
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's share of the actuarially projected costs of the self-insurance liability premium. (Accident Account - State, Medical Aid Account - State)
