Connecticut Commissioner of Labor
| Connecticut Commissioner of Labor | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $182,887 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $92,628,929 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 4 years, serves at the pleasure of the governor |
| Authority: | General Statutes of Connecticut, 31-556-1 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by the governor |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
Connecticut Commissioner of Labor
Danté Bartolomeo | |
| Other Connecticut Executive Offices | |
| Governor•Lieutenant Governor•Secretary of State•Attorney General•Treasurer•Comptroller•Commissioner of Education•Agriculture Commissioner•Insurance Commissioner•Energy & Environmental Protection Commissioner•Labor Commissioner•Public Utilities Regulatory Authority | |
The Connecticut Commissioner of Labor is a state executive position in the Connecticut state government. The commissioner heads the Connecticut Department of Labor, which enforces state labor laws and regulations, mediates labor disputes, and produces research and analysis of the state's labor market.[1]
Current officeholder
The current Connecticut Commissioner of Labor is Danté Bartolomeo (nonpartisan). Bartolomeo assumed office in 2022.
Authority
The office of labor commissioner is established by state law.[2]
General Statutes of Connecticut, 31-556-1
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There shall be a Labor Department. The department head shall be the Labor Commissioner... |
Qualifications
The labor commissioner, like all state appointive officers, must be "qualified by training and experience for the duties of his office." There are no other specific requirements for the office.[3]
General Statutes of Connecticut, 4-46-8
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Each department head shall be qualified by training and experience for the duties of his office. |
Appointments
Labor commissioners are appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the legislature. The commissioner serves at the governor's pleasure for four-year terms beginning on the first day of March in the year of the appointment.[4]
General Statutes of Connecticut, 4-46-6
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the Governor shall, with the advice and consent of either house of the General Assembly, appoint each department head in the manner prescribed by section 4-7 and section 4-8, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor but no longer than four years from the first day of March in the year of his appointment, unless reappointed under the provisions of said sections. |
Term limits
There are no term limits associated with the office of labor commissioner.
Vacancies
As with all state appointive offices, vacancies in the office of labor commissioner are filled by the governor and approved by a majority vote in both houses of the legislature. If a vacancy occurs while the legislature is not in session, the governor may appoint a replacement to serve until the sixth Wednesday of the next legislative session.[5]
Duties
The labor commissioner is chief executive of the Connecticut Department of Labor, which enforces labor market regulations in the state, manages Connecticut's unemployment insurance program, and arbitrates employer-employee disputes. The department also provides research and statistics regarding the state's labor market, apprenticeship training programs for citizens, and consultant services for new Connecticut businesses.[1]
Divisions
As of January 13, 2021, divisions and programs within the Department of Labor included:[6]
- Alien Labor Certification
- American Job Centers
- Apprenticeship Division
- Bonding, Federal
- Business Services
- Connecticut Learns and Works Conference
- CT Career Resource Network
- CT Job and Career ConneCTion
- Direct Benefits
- Disabilities, Web Sites for People with
- Dislocated Worker Eligibility
- Individual Development Accounts (IDA)
- Job and Career ConneCTion
- Job Corps
- Job Fairs
- Job Seeker Programs
- Labor Relations
- Manufacturing Apprenticeship Tax Credits
- Mediation & Arbitration
- Migrant & Seasonal Farm Workers Program
- No Paper Checks!
- Worker Safety/Occupational Safety and Health (CONN-OSHA)
- Rapid Response
- Research, Office of
- Shared Work Program
- Speakers' Bureau
- Tax Credit Programs
- Trade Adjustment Assistance
- Unemployment Insurance
- Unemployment Appeals
- Unemployment Tax
- Veterans Workforce Development
- Wage & Workplace Standards
- WARN - Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification Act
- Web Sites for People with Disabilities
- Welfare-to-Work
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act WIOA (formerly WIA)
- Youth Employment Site
- Youth/Workers Under 18
State budget
- See also: Connecticut state budget and finances
The budget for the Department of Labor in the 2025 Fiscal Year was $92,628,929.[7]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
The Connecticut Commissioner of Labor's salary is determined by law.
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $182,887, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $162,495, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2021
In 2021, the commissioner received a salary of $162,495, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2020
In 2020, the labor commissioner received a salary of $162,495 according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2019
In 2019, the labor commissioner received a salary of $157,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2018
In 2018, the labor commissioner received a salary of $157,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2017
In 2017, the labor commissioner received a salary of $157,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2016
In 2016, the labor commissioner received a salary of $157,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
2015
In 2015, the labor commissioner received a salary of $148,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[16]
2014
In 2014, the commissioner received a salary of $148,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[17]
2013
In 2013, the commissioner received a salary of $130,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[18]
2012
In 2012, the commissioner received a salary of $130,000 according to the Council of State Governments.
Historical officeholders
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Contact info
Address:
200 Folly Brook Boulevard
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Phone: (860) 263-6000
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Connecticut Department of Labor, "About Us," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ General Statutes of Connecticut, "31-556-1," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ General Statutes of Connecticut, "4-46-8," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ General Statutes of Connecticut, "4-46-6," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ General Statutes of Connecticut, "4-46-7," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Connecticut Department of Labor, "DOL Divisions and Programs," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Connecticut Office of Policy and Management, "2024-2025 Biennial Budget," accessed January 16, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 15, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2020," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2019," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2018," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2017," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed November 14, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2013, Table 4.11," accessed February 2, 2014
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