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The '''Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development''' is a department within the [[government of Alaska]] which handles most of the state's labor and workforce issues, primarily at the administrative level.
==Structure== Within the Department of Labor are the Alaska Workforce Development Board, the Labor Relations Agency, the Division of Workers' Compensation, and the Division of Employment Security.<ref>http://labor.state.ak.us/</ref> The Alaska Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission, although organizationally distinct from the Division of Workers' Compensation, is under the umbrellla of the Department of Labor, and hears appeals from decisions of the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board.<ref>http://labor.state.ak.us/wccomm/</ref> The Department of Fish and Game handles issues related to [[Labour economics|labor]] and [[workforce development]] for the state. ===Division of Workers' Compensation===
The Division of Workers' Compensation and the Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission operates 3 district offices throughout the state at which workers' compensation judges ([[administrative law judge]]s specializing in the adjudication of workers' compensation claims) hear evidence and decide the amount of compensation to which injured employees are entitled. Reguklar hearings are held in [[Fairbanks]], [[Anchorage]], and [[Juneau]]. The Alaska Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission is located in Anchorage.
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