Labor Law Investigator – Northeastern Region

This Labor Law Investigator position with the Bureau of Labor Law Compliance offers a meaningful chance to promote fairness, protect workers, and build a rewarding career. You will take on fieldwork, public engagement, and meaningful problem solving to help ensure compliance with laws that protect workers’ rights. Every day brings new opportunities to make a positive impact through education and enforcement of important labor laws. Apply now and join a team that values integrity, service, and community!

Labor Law Investigators play an important role in protecting workers’ rights by checking compliance with state labor laws and helping resolve workplace concerns. In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Complaint Screening: Review and assess incoming complaints to determine proper handling
• Audit and Investigative Activities: Examine payroll records, timecards, and related documents for compliance, as well as conduct interviews, gather evidence, and inspect worksites to verify potential violations
• Collaboration and Education: Facilitate conferences with claimants and employers to resolve disputes, when appropriate, and provide information to employers, employees, and organizations about labor law requirements
• Case Preparation: Compile reports, write letters and summaries, and prepare testimony for cases to prepare for potential legal action
• Enforcement Actions: Testify as the Commonwealth’s expert witness in administrative or court proceedings

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday – Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• This position may require frequent travel to the Scranton District Office for training during the first few months.
• Telework: This position is home headquartered. In order to be home headquartered, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year of technical investigative or construction and trades experience and a bachelor’s degree; or
• Two years of technical investigative or construction and trades experience and an associate’s degree in a field related to investigative or construction and trades work; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Additional Requirements:

• You must possess and maintain federally compliant identification such as a U.S. Passport, REAL ID, or Military ID. Proof of possession will be needed at the time of a conditional offer of employment.
• You must live in or be willing to move to the geographic region the Scranton District Office covers by date of hire. Expenses will not be paid. Counties Include: Berks, Bradford, Bucks, Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Pike, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Union, Wayne, and Wyoming.
• You must demonstrate ability to adhere to the values and ethics of the Department of Labor & Industry.
• You must demonstrate ability to work with professionalism, discretion, and good work ethic.
• You must have solid written and verbal communication skills.
• You must show initiative and problem solving skill.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Experience in conducting investigations or working in construction and trades, business management, financial services, accounting, or conflict resolution
• An associate’s degree or greater, in a field related to investigative work in construction and trades, business management, financial services, accounting, or conflict resolution
• Experience enforcing labor standards or labor and employment laws
• Experience testifying at administrative or court hearings

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the Application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.