Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Labor for fiscal year 2023.

This is the FY 2023 original appropriation bill for the Department of Labor. It appropriates a total of $100,840,400 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 707.58. For benefit costs, the bill increases the appropriated amount for health insurance by $850 to $12,500 per eligible full time FTP, includes a one-year holiday of unemployment insurance, and adjusts workers compensation amounts. The bill also provides funding for permanent employees for the equivalent of a 3% salary structure shift and provides $1.25 per hour per eligible employee to be distributed based on merit for change in employee compensation.