Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation

The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (DLLR) is a government

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of Maryland

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. DLLR is overseen by Secretary Alexander M. Sanchez. The agency is headquartered in Suite 401 at 500 North Calvert Street

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in Baltimore.

DLLR oversees the following agencies:

Division of Labor and Industry

Apprenticeship and Training
Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH)
Prevailing Wage
Safety Inspection
- Amusement ride inspection
- Boiler and pressure vessel safety inspection
- Elevator safety inspection
- Railroad safety and health

Office of Financial Regulation

Administration
Bank Supervision
Bank Corporate Activities
Enforcement and Complaints
Licensing - Nondepository Institutions
Mortgage Compliance - Nondepository Institutions
Policy - Nondepository Institutions

Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing

State Board of Architects
State Athletic Commission
State Board of Barbers
Office of Cemetery Oversight
State Board of Cosmetologists
State Board of Master Electricians
State Board for Professional Engineers
State Board of Stationary Engineers
State Board of Foresters
State Board of Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors
Maryland Home Improvement Commission
State Board of Certified Interior Designers
State Board for Professional Land Surveyors
State Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects
State Board of Pilots
State Board of Plumbing
State Board of Public Accountancy
State Real Estate Commission
State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers and Home Inspectors
State Board of Individual Tax Preparers
Licensure of secondhand precious metal object dealers and pawnbrokers
Licensure of sports agents

Division of Racing

Maryland Racing Commission

Division of Unemployment Insurance

Benefits and Special Programs Section
Contributions
Policy and Planning Unit

Division of Workforce Development & Adult Learning

Workforce Development is responsible for overseeing the State’s workforce programs. Working in partnership with Local Workforce Investment Areas, services include matching job seekers with employers, providing training opportunities and reporting on the needs and demands of the labor market.

Adult Education and Literacy Services, which also includes Correctional Education provides resources to support adult instructional services and GED testing for individuals who are at least 16 years old and not enrolled in school. Programs are offered in all Maryland jurisdictions and provide classes for English language learners and adults who are interested in improving basic skills in reading, writing, and math, or who want to earn a high school diploma through the GED tests or the Maryland National External Diploma Program (NEDP). Successful completers of both GED and NEDP programs earn a Maryland High School Diploma. In addition, the Adult Education, Adult Correctional Education and GED testing programs from the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) are now under Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR).

Past DLLR Secretaries

Frederick L. Dewberry, Secretary of Licensing and Regulation, 1984-86
William A. Fogle, Jr., Secretary of Licensing and Regulation, 1987-94
Frank W. Stegman, Secretary of Licensing and Regulation, 1995
Eugene A. Conti, Jr., Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, 1995-98
John P. O'Connor, Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, 1999-2003
James D. Fielder, Jr., Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, 2003-07
Thomas E. Perez, Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, 2007-2009

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