Job Description

Posting number: N-2026-56539

Department: Department of Labor & Industry

Division: LI BLLC Hbg Rgnl Off

Job classification: Labor Law Investigator

Posting type: NCS External

Categories: Investigative

As a Labor Law Investigator with the Bureau of Labor Law Compliance, you will play a key role in promoting fairness in Pennsylvania workplaces. This position allows you to learn valuable investigative skills while working with a team dedicated to public service. Your work will help resolve disputes, support investigations, and encourage lawful business practices. Take advantage of this opportunity to start a new chapter in your career while helping to protect workers rights!

Examples of duties

This role helps enforce state labor laws and supports fair treatment for workers across the Commonwealth. Work involves investigative duties, communication with a variety of people, and careful review of important information. As a Labor Law Investigator, you will perform the following duties:

• Complaint Review: Receive and evaluate complaints from workers and employers
• Record Examination: Review payroll documents, timecards, and related records for accuracy and compliance
• Interview Work: Speak with claimants, employers, and witnesses to gather detailed information
• Case Documentation: Prepare reports, case summaries, and testimony for matters that may move to legal action
• Public Education: Explain labor laws and requirements to employees, employers, and community groups
• Site Visits: Inspect workplaces and project locations to investigate possible violations

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

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.
• Home Headquartered: 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

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• 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
• One year of technical investigative or construction and trades experience and a bachelor’s degree; 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 Harrisburg District Office covers by date of hire. Expenses will not be paid. Counties include: Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York.
• 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 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 dateLate 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.