Employment Law Related State Agencies

These state agency contacts may be useful when determining if there are state responsibilities for the institution beyond state institutional approval and program approval related to institution staff, faculty or interns located out-of-state or the institution is considered as doing business in another state.

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States and Territories	State Secretary of State/Business Registrations	State Department of Revenue & Taxation	State Attorneys General	State Department of Labor	Notes
Alabama	Alabama Secretary of State	Alabama Department of Revenue - Business Section	Attorney General's Office	Alabama Department of Labor
Alaska	Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; Division of Corporations, Business, and Professional Licensing	Alaska Department of Revenue, Tax Division	Alaska Department of Law	Department of Labor and Workforce Development
American Samoa	Department Of Commerce American Samoa Government	American Samoa Tax Office – Department of the Treasury	American Samoa Department of Legal Affairs	No website found
Arizona	Secretary of State	Arizona Department of Revenue	Arizona Attorney General’s Office	Industrial Commission of Arizona
Arkansas	Arkansas Secretary of State	Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration	Arkansas Attorney General	Arkansas Department of Labor & Licensing
California	California Secretary of State	Board of Equalization	State of California Department of Justice	Department of Industrial Relations (DIR)
Colorado	Colorado Secretary of State	Colorado Department of Revenue	Office of the Attorney General; Colorado Department of Law	Department of Labor and Employment	Student issue: Workers Comp Ins. for Field Placements
Connecticut	The Office of Secretary of the State	Connecticut Department of Revenue Services	Office of the Attorney General	Department of Labor
Delaware	Delaware Department of State	Department of Finance - Division of Revenue	Delaware Department of Justice	Department of Labor
District of Columbia	Office of the Secretary	Office of Tax and Revenue	Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia	Department of Employment Services Office of Human Rights
Federated State of Micronesia	FSM Registrar of Corporations	Department of Finance and Administration	Office of the Attorney General	No website found
Florida	Florida Department of State	Department of Revenue - Businesses	Office of the Attorney General	Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
Georgia	Georgia Secretary of State	Department of Revenue	Office of the Attorney General; The Department of Law	Department of Labor
Guam	Guam Department of Revenue & Taxation	Department of Revenue & Taxation	Office of the Attorney General	Department of Labor
Hawaii	Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Department of Taxation	State of Hawaii; Department of the Attorney General	Department of Labor & Industrial Relations
Idaho	Idaho Secretary of State	State Tax Commission	The Office of the Attorney General	Idaho Department of Labor
Illinois	Office of the Secretary of State	Illinois Department of Revenue - Businesses	Illinois Attorney General	Department of Labor
Indiana	Office of the Secretary of State	Indiana Department of Revenue	The Office of the Indiana Attorney General	Department of Labor
Iowa	Iowa Secretary of State	Iowa Department of Revenue	State of Iowa Office of the Attorney General	Iowa Workforce Development
Kansas	Kansas Secretary of State	Kansas Department of Revenue	The Office of the Attorney General	Department of Labor
Kentucky	Office of the Kentucky Secretary of State	Kentucky Department of Revenue	Office of the Attorney General	Kentucky Labor Cabinet
Louisiana	Secretary of State	Louisiana Department of Revenue - Business	Louisiana Department of Justice - Attorney General's Office	Louisiana Workforce Commission – The Department of Labor
Maine	Department of the Secretary of State	Maine Revenue Services	Office of the Maine Attorney General	Department of Labor
Maryland	Maryland Secretary of State	Comptroller of Maryland - Information for Business Taxpayers	The Attorney General's Office	Department of Labor
Massachusetts	Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts	Department of Revenue	Office of Attorney General	Executive Office of Labor & Workforce Development Fair Labor Division, Office of the Attorney General
Michigan	Michigan Department of State	Department of Treasury - Business Taxes	Michigan Department of Attorney General	Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
Minnesota	Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State	Department of Revenue - Business Taxpayers	The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office	Department of Labor and Industry
Mississippi	Mississippi Secretary of State	Department of Revenue	Attorney General’s Office	Department of Employment Security
Missouri	Missouri Secretary of State	Department of Revenue - Business Tax	Missouri Attorney General's Office	Department of Labor & Industrial Relations
Montana	Montana Secretary of State	Department of Revenue	The Attorney General’s Office	Department of Labor and Industry
Nebraska	Nebraska Secretary of State	Department of Revenue	Nebraska Attorney General	Department of Labor
Nevada	Nevada Secretary of State	Department of Taxation	Office of the Nevada Attorney General	Department of Business and Industry
New Hampshire	New Hampshire Department of State	Department of Revenue Administration	New Hampshire Department of Justice; Office of the Attorney General	Department of Labor	Student Issue: Internship Registration Requirements
New Jersey	New Jersey Secretary of State	Division of Taxation	Department of Law & Public Safety; Office of the Attorney General	Department of Labor & Workforce Development
New Mexico	New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State	New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department	Office of the Attorney General for the State of New Mexico	Department of Workforce Solutions
New York	New York Department of State	Department of Taxation and Finance	Department of Law; Attorney General’s Office	Department of Labor
North Carolina	North Carolina Secretary of State	North Carolina Department of Revenue	Department of Justice	Department of Labor
North Dakota	North Dakota Secretary of State	Office of State Tax Commissioner	The Attorney General's Office	Department of Labor and Human Rights
Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)	CNMI Department of Finance	Division of Revenue and Taxation; CNMI Department of Finance	Office of the Attorney General	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Labor
Ohio	Ohio Secretary of State	Department of Taxation	Attorney General's Office	Department of Commerce
Oklahoma	Oklahoma Secretary of State	Oklahoma Tax Commission	Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General	Department of Labor
Oregon	Oregon Secretary of State	Oregon Department of Revenue	Oregon Department of Justice; Office of Attorney General	Bureau of Labor & Industries
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Department of State	Department of Revenue	Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General Strawberry Square	Department of Labor & Industry
Puerto Rico	Department of State	Department of Finance	Department of Justice	Department of Labor and Human Resources
Republic of Palau	Ministry of Finance	Bureau of Revenue and Taxation	Office of the Attorney General	Ministry of Human Resources, Culture, Tourism & Development
Republic of Marshall Islands	No website found	The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Ministry of Finance (MOF) (no website found)	Republic of the Marshall Islands Judiciary	No website found
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Secretary of State	Division of Taxation	RI Office of the Attorney General	Department of Labor and Training
South Carolina	South Carolina Secretary of State	South Carolina Department of Revenue	South Carolina Attorney General's Office	Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulations
South Dakota	South Dakota Secretary of State	Department of Revenue	Office of the Attorney General	Department of Labor and Regulation
Tennessee	Tennessee Secretary of State	Tennessee Department of Revenue	Office of the Attorney General and Reporter	Department of Labor & Workforce Development
Texas	Texas Secretary of State	Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts - Texas Taxes	Office of the Attorney General	Texas Workforce Commission
U.S. Virgin Islands	Office of the Lieutenant Governor	U.S. Virgin Islands; Bureau of Internal Revenue	U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Justice	Department of Labor
Utah	The Division of Corporations and Commercial Code in the Utah Department of Commerce	Utah State Tax Commission - Information for Utah Businesses	Office of the Attorney General	Utah Labor Commission
Vermont	Vermont Secretary of State	Vermont Department of Taxes	Vermont Attorney General’s Office	Department of Labor
Virginia	Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth	Virginia Department of Taxation	Office of the Attorney General	Department of Labor and Industry
Washington	Washington Secretary of State	Washington Department of Revenue	Office of the Attorney General	Department of Labor and Industries
West Virginia	Secretary of State	West Virginia State Tax Department	Office of the Attorney General	Division of Labor
Wisconsin	Office of the Secretary of State	Wisconsin Department of Revenue - Businesses	Wisconsin Department of Justice; Office of the Attorney General	Department of Workforce Development
Wyoming	Wyoming Secretary of State	Wyoming Department of Revenue	Office of the Attorney General	Department of Workforce Services