The Labor and Workforce Development Agency was established to address important issues relating to California workers and their employers. The Agency is primarily responsible for three functions: labor law enforcement, workforce development, and benefit payment and adjudication. A leading Agency goal is to better serve workers and employers by coordinating services and programs in an efficient, effective manner that is relevant to current and future economic conditions. The Agency plays a central role in the Economic and Employment Enforcement Coalition, the purpose of which is to help legitimate businesses and California workers combat the underground economy, through a combination of enforcement and education activities.