The Labor and Workforce Development Agency was established in 2002 to address the important issues relating to California workers, as well as their employers. The Agency is primarily responsible for three different types of functions: labor law enforcement, workforce development, and benefit payment and adjudication. Chief among the goals of the Agency is the opportunity to better serve the workers and employers of this state by coordinating its many services and programs in an efficient, effective manner that is always relevant to current and future economic conditions.