Labor & Industry
Governor's Executive Budget Program Measures
Wages collected by Bureau of
Labor Law Compliance under Minimum Wage Act, Wage Payment and Collection Law,
and Prevailing Wage Act
The collection of wages is
intended to deter employers' violations of, and increase compliance with, Pennsylvania's labor laws.
Bureau
of Occupational and Industrial Safety fee collections (elevators, boilers,
gas, flammable and combustible liquid, and building fees)
Fee
collections are used to improve the department's ability to enforce
occupational and industrial safety standards.
Percentage of first payments on unemployment claims within 2 weeks following the first week that could be paid
A higher percentage in this
measure reflects the department's ability to provide faster payments to
eligible claims, thereby improving services for claimants and employers.
Percentage
of unemployment eligibility determinations within 3 weeks of discovering that there was an
issue to be investigated
A higher
percentage in this measure reflects the department's ability to issue faster
eligibility determinations for unemployment compensation claimants, thereby improving services for
claimants and employers.
Number of workplace injury
fatalities
This measure provides one way to
assess the effectiveness outcome of safety and health training and outreach
initiatives from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation to reduce the number of
Pennsylvania's workplace injury fatalities.
Number
of free workplace safety and health training and outreach events
This
number is one of two quantitative inputs to assess the yearly performance of
the Bureau of Workers' Compensation through the frequency of workplace
safety and health training and outreach events.
Number of attendees at workplace
safety and health training and outreach events
This number is one of two
quantitative inputs to assess the yearly performance of the Bureau of
Workers' Compensation through the total number of individuals trained
through various workplace safety and health training and outreach events.
Employment
rate for youth beneficiaries of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
This
measure assesses the impact of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds in improving employment outcomes
for youth beneficiaries.
Number of registered apprentices
This measure provides an output
of the department's efforts to support the recruitment and development of a
high-skilled workforce, benefitting both employers and apprentices.
Employment
rate for adult beneficiaries of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
This
measure assesses the impact of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds in improving employment outcomes
for adult beneficiaries.
Number of eligible participants
with active plans
This measure is a quantitative
output of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation's core mission to enroll
eligible individuals with disabilities in services so that they can prepare
for, obtain, or maintain employment.
Number
of participants successfully placed into competitive integrated employment
This
measure is an outcome of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation's ability to prepare individuals with
disabilities for a career.
Customers receiving financial
aid for training
This measure is a quantitative
input in assessing the financial resources that the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation provides yearly to
eligible customers.
Students
receiving Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS)
This
measure is a quantitative output of the performance of Pre-ETS. The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation is
required to set aside at least 15% of its federal funds to provide Pre-ETS
statewide to all students with disabilities who are eligible or potentially
eligible for vocational rehabilitation services.
Number of persons successfully
completing independent living/specialized services
This measure is a quantitative
output of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation's ability to address individual needs through a variety of
services.