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Website Listing for Departments of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

PA PowerPort	www.state.pa.us
PA Department of Labor & Industry	www.dli.state.pa.us
Foreign Labor Certification	www.state.pa.us
New Hire Reporting	www.panewhires.com
Bureau of Workers’ Compensation	www.state.pa.us
Bureau of Workforce Development Partnership Keyword: Workforce development	www.state.pa.us
Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs	www.dos.state.pa.us
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection	www.dep.state.pa.us
Pennsylvania Workforce Development	www.paworkforce.state.pa.us
The Center for Workforce Information & Analysis: Pennsylvania’s Workforce Statistics	www.paworkstats.state.pa.us
Pennsylvania State Data Center	www.pasdc.hbg.psu.edu
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development	www.newpa.com
Department of Education	www.pde.state.pa.us
Pennsylvania Development of Community and Economic Development	www.inventpa.com
Allegheny County Economic Development	http://economic.alleghenycounty.us
WedNet	www.wednetpa.com
Score Pittsburgh	www.scorepittsburgh.org
Small Business Development Center/Duquesne University	www.sbdc.duq.edu
Small Business Development Center/Katz Graduate School	www.pittentrepreneur.com/sbdc/index.php
Cost Saving Programs and Tax Incentives	www.dli.state.pa.us
Governor’s Action Team	www.newpa.com
Mandatory Postings	www.dli.state.pa.us
Employer Hiring Incentives Work Opportunity Tax Credit	www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=554065&mode=2

Telephone Listings for Departments of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing	717-783-4912
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation	717-787-5244
Bureau of Blindness & Visual Services	866-375-8264
State Workers’ Insurance Fund	570-963-4601
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission	717-787-4410
Office of Unemployment Compensation Tax Services:
Relief from Charges (Employers)	717-787-4677
UC Benefit Services	866-223-4718
UC Fraud Reporting	800-692-7469
Bureau of Labor Law Compliance:
Prevailing Wage Law	800-932-0665
Apprenticeship & Training	800-932-0665
Labor Standards	800-932-0665
PA One-Call (Utility line protection)	800-242-1776
Bureau of Occupational & Industrial Safety	717-787-3323
Bureau of Employer Tax Operations	866-403-6163

Website Listings for Department of the Federal Department of Labor

US Department of Labor	www.dol.gov
US Census Bureau	www.census.gov
US Bureau of Labor Statistics	www.bls.gov
US Business Data and Statistics	www.usa.gov
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Employment Stats	www.eeoc.gov
US Department of Commerce – Bureau of Economic Analysis	www.bea.gov
Government regulations in general	www.business.gov
Interactive e-tools with information about Federal employment laws	www.dol.gov
OSHA Compliance Assistance	www.osha.gov/dcsp/compliance_assistance/index.html
Information for Businesses & Nonprofits	www.usa.gov
Small Business Association	www.sba.gov
Job Description Writer	www.acinet.org
Career One Stop-Business Resources	www.careeronestop.org
US Citizenship and Immigration Services	www.uscis.gov
Office of Women’s Business Ownership	www.onlinewbc.gov
US Census data tool	www.factfinder.census.gov