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  2. Virginia State Police - Wikipedia

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    The Virginia State Police, officially the Virginia Department of State Police, conceived in 1919 and established in 1932, is the state police force for the U.S. state of Virginia. The agency originated out of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles as an inspector and enforcer of highway laws. It is currently one of fourteen agencies within ...

  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Wikipedia

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    The Bureau of Labor was established within the Department of the Interior on June 27, 1884, to collect information about employment and labor. Its creation under the Bureau of Labor Act (23 Stat. 60) stemmed from the findings of U.S. Senator Henry W. Blair's "Labor and Capital Hearings", which examined labor issues and working conditions in the U.S. [6] Statistician Carroll D. Wright became ...

  4. Virginia Department of Labor and Industry - Wikipedia

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    Type. Department. Jurisdiction. Virginia. Headquarters. Richmond, Virginia. Annual budget. $18.4m USD (2020) The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry is the executive branch agency of the state government responsible for administering labor and employment laws and programs in the U.S. state of Virginia. [1][2][3]

  5. Police unions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Police unions in the United States include a large number and patchwork variety of organizations. Of those unions which conduct labor negotiations on behalf of its police members, 80% are independent and have no affiliation to any larger organized labor groups. There were a reported 800,000 sworn officers in the United States as of 2017, and an ...

  6. State police (United States) - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In the United States, the state police is a police body unique to each U.S. state, having statewide authority to conduct law enforcement activities and criminal investigations. In general, state police officers or highway patrol officers, known as state troopers, perform functions that do not fall within the jurisdiction of a county’s ...

  7. Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission - Wikipedia

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    The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission (VWC) is an agency of the U.S. state of Virginia that oversees the resolution of workers' compensation claims brought in that state, in accordance with the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act. The Commission has exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate such claims.

  8. US Bureau of Labor Statistics under scrutiny again for latest ...

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    August 22, 2024 at 12:25 PM. (Reuters) - The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is once again under scrutiny after closely watched job market data due for public release on Wednesday was inexplicably ...

  9. Carroll D. Wright - Wikipedia

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    Dunbarton, New Hampshire, U.S. Died. February 20, 1909. (1909-02-20) (aged 68) Carroll Davidson Wright (July 25, 1840 – February 20, 1909) was an American statistician. Wright is best known for his title as the first U.S. Commissioner of Labor, serving in that capacity from 1885 to 1905.