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- Business Training and Support Unit
  Connects employers with professional development opportunities to increase employee skill attainment.
- Communications
  Provides information, education, and data on the Wyoming Workforce, and handles all media inquiries and public records requests for the department.
- Disability Determination
  Determines whether claimants are eligible for Social Security disability benefits.
- Employment Tax
  Responsible for the Audit and Compliance functions of both the Unemployment Insurance and Workers’ Compensation programs.
- Labor Standards
  Enforces all labor laws created for the protection of Wyoming workers.
- OSHA
  Ensures that all of Wyoming’s businesses are safe places to work.
- Research & Planning
  Collects, analyzes, and publishes timely and accurate labor market information (LMI) meeting established statistical standards.
- State Mine Inspector’s Office
  Information about certifications, inspections, rules, and training related to the mining industry.
- Unemployment Insurance
  Assists employers with all unemployment insurance and tax concerns, and serves those who need and are eligible for unemployment insurance benefits.
- Workers’ Compensation
  Find information about reporting an injury in the workplace, getting disability benefits, and other related subjects.
- Vocational Rehabilitation
  Committed to helping people with disabilities establish and reach vocational goals that help them become productive working citizens.
- Workforce Center & Program Operations
  Responsible for the employment and human services aspects of DWS.
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Executive Leadership

**Robin Sessions Cooley, JD**
*Director*

**Elizabeth Gagen, JD**
*Deputy Director*

**Jason Wolfe**
*Workforce Standards Administrator*

**Holly McKamey Simoni**
*Workforce Programs Administrator*

**Kari Eakins**
*Policy, Research & Communications Administrator*

**Robin Martin**
*Chief Financial Officer*

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Business Training and Support Unit
Communications
Disability Determination
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Workforce Center & Program Operations

Latest News

Department of Workforce Services awarded grant to support employment and growing Wyoming industries
Wyoming Unemployment Falls to 3.8% in February 2023
National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction observed on May 1-5
Wyoming Unemployment Unchanged at 3.9% in January 2023
DWS taking public comment on Workers’ Compensation Rules on Miscellaneous Medical Protocols
Wyoming Employment and Payroll: Job Growth in Third Quarter 2022

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