Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

The department's mission is to promote industry and labor and protect the rights and safety of Missouri's workforce. The department manages unemployment insurance benefits, injured workers' compensation claims (including allegations of fraud), regulates wage rates and promotes workplace safety. It also includes the state Board of Mediation, which determines the appropriate bargaining unit for public employees and regulates utility labor relations, and the state Human Rights Commission, which enforces anti-discriminatory, fair housing and employment, and public accommodation laws.