Missouri Department of Labor Monthly Dashboard Measures July 2012

2012·2.4 MB·English

by  Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

JULY 2012
DASHBOARD
MISSOURI LABOR MONTHLY MEASURES
DEPARTMENT OF
LAWRENCE G. REBMAN, DIRECTOR
TABLE OF CONTENTS
JULY 2012
LABOR QUICK STATS 3
DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY 4
DIVISION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION 5
STATE BOARD OF MEDIATION 5
DIVISION OF LABOR STANDARDS 6-7
MISSOURI COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 7
WEBSITE & YOUTUBE HITS 8
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
LABOR QUICK STATS
JULY 2012
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI)
Unemployment Rate: 7.2%
Amount of Title XII Loans to the Unemployment Trust Fund: $569,342,298.98
Trust Fund Balance: $106,899,679.28
Number of Employers in the Shared Work Program: 455
Number of Affected Employees in the Shared Work Program: 34,135
SECOND INJURY FUND (SIF)
Second Injury Fund (SIF) Claims Filed in July: 684
SIF Balance (as of last day of July): $11,667,668.59
New Permanent Total Disability (PTD) Claims Paid: 1
Total Amount Paid for New PTD Claims: $60,000.00
Average Cost Paid on New PTD Claims: $60,000.00
Number of awards (PTD Claims and Claims due to Uninsured Employers)
for which payments were due but held in July: 80
First time payments which were due but held in July: $1,801,058.05
Total Number of awards (PTD Claims and Claims due to Uninsured Employers)
for which payments were due but held in July: 335
Total Amount of 1st Payments which were due but held in July: $19,883,337.22
Total Number of Recipients receiving Scheduled PTD Benefits: 1,078
WORKPLACE SAFETY
Potential Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Fines Avoided by Missouri
Businesses through the Department’s On-Site Consultations: $274,227
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Fines Avoided by Employers through the
Department’s Consultations: $102,960
Number of Missouri Miners Trained: 142
Number of Hazards Found at Missouri Mine Sites: 143
Number of Miners Assisted by Hazards Removed: 866
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
Gracia Backer, Division Director
CALLS ANSWERED CALLS IN QUEUE AVERAGE TIME CALLS IN QUEUE
June July
Claims
9m 6s 16m 5s
84,455 76,120 97,498 89,504
Line to speak with a representative to file a new or renewed claim.
June July June July
Help
NUMBER OF PERSONS FOUND GUILTY OF UI FRAUD
9m 0s 15m 41s
Line to speak with a representative about a question or issue with their claim
19
June
Priority
21
July
1m 2s 2m 47s
Line to change an address or PIN number, or for claimants who are asked to
call in on a certain day
UI CASES REFERRED FOR PROSECUTION PEOPLE RECEIVING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS
c
a
June 44 July 40 (a)50,160 Regular UI
(b)40,835 EUC (Emergency)
(c) 9 EB (Extended)
MONEY RECOVERED IN FRAUD*
b 91,004 Total
June $804,311 / July $812,544 / YTD: $6,707,810
June
*monthly totals are subject to change c
a
MISCLASSIFIED WORKERS IDENTIFIED (a) 53,990 Regular UI
(b) 38,148 EUC (Emergency)
June 754 / July 774 / YTD: 5,829 b (c) 4 EB (Extended)
92,142 Total
ACCOUNTS /EMPLOYERS WITH MISCLASSIFIED WORKERS
July
June 115 / July 125 / YTD: 931
DELINQUENT UNEMPLOYMENT TAXES COLLECTED*
ADDITIONAL TAXES OWED DUE TO MISCLASSIFICATION*
June $8,364 / July $247,808 / YTD: $1,023,142 June 2011 $21,316,753
*monthly totals are subject to change June 2012 $21,322,189
*updated quarterly
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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DIVISION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
John Hickey, Division Director
WORKPLACE INJURIES, FATALITIES FIRST REPORTS OF INJURIES WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION
(FROIs PLUS CLAIMS) REPORTED (FROIs) FILED CASES PROCESSED RESOLVED
TO THE DIVISION
9,295 9,161 9,081 8,944 10,042 10,149 973 1,123
June July June July June July June July
CLICKS ON “ARE YOU COVERED?” SEARCHES PERFORMED IN THE CVS POLICY DETAIL INFORMATION
COVERAGE VERIFICATION SERVICE (CVS) REQUEST FROM CVS
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0504
1,556 21,,260669 6,084 52,,519839 2,849 2,790
June July June July June July
STATE BOARD OF MEDIATION
Michael Pritchett, Acting Chairman
NUMBER OF PETITIONS FILED ELECTIONS HELD ELECTIONS RESULTING IN REPRESENTATION
(NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES)
June 2 June 1 June 1(46)
July 2 July 0 VOTE July 0
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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DIVISION OF LABOR STANDARDS
Carla Buschjost, Division Director
COMPLAINTS RECIEVED
c c
b (a)83 Minimum Wage (a) 94 Minimum Wage
a (b)28 Prevailing Wage a (b) 24 Prevailing Wage
b
(c) 13 Child Labor (c) 9 Child Labor
124 Total 127 Total
June July
CALLS ANSWERED INVESTIGATIONS CLOSED AVERAGE INVESTIGATOR CASES REFERRED TO ATTORNEY
CASELOAD GENERAL/PROSECUTOR
(Min. Wage, Prevailing Wage, Child Labor)
0
June
Attorney
General
0
July
2
June
2,989 2,348 77 66 35 38 Prosecutor
2
July
June July June July June July
AMOUNT OF RESTITUTION ASSESED & COLLECTED
Restitution Assesed Restitution Collected
June June
$70,944.85 $85,953.43
Prevailing Prevailing
Wage Wage
$51,872.20 $61,921.10
July July
June June
$79,376.03 $1,480.93
Minimum Minimum
Wage Wage
$2,911.81 $2,911.81
July July
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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DIVISION OF LABOR STANDARDS
Carla Buschjost, Division Director
REQUESTS FOR SAFETY & HEALTH CONSULTATIONS HAZARDS CORRECTED ON-SITE BY THE MISSOURI
SAFETY & HEALTH CONSULTATION PROGRAM
48 Total 35 Total
24 First-Time 31 First-Time
Participants Participants
209 165
June July June July
MISSOURI COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Alisa Warren, Executive Director
CASES CLOSED CASES SETTLED AVERAGE INVESTIGATOR CASELOAD
(includes conciliations, mediations,
early resolutions)
30 30
134 111 15 13
June July
June July June July
RIGHT-TO-SUE LETTERS ISSUED CASES SET FOR HEARING
June 0 / July 0
CASES APPEALED IN CIRCUIT COURT
41 Within 180 Days 20 Within 180 Days June 1 / July 0
0 After 550 Days 0 After 550 Days
57 Total 26 Total
PARTICIPANTS IN OUTREACH/EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
57 26
June July
Participants 30 288
June July Sessions 2 2
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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WEBSITE HITS FOR SPECIFIC PAGES
DIVISION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION WEB HITS DIVISION OF LABOR STANDARDS WEB HITS
June July June July
Workers’ Compensation 9,242 9,421 Minimum Wage 6,610 5,552
Second Injury Fund 550 716 Wage & Hour 3,716 3,792
USTAR WEB HITS
ON-SITE SAFETY & HEALTH UI INTERNET CLAIMS WEB HITS
PROGRAM WEB HITS (the MO Unemployment State Tax
Automated Reporting/USTAR System)
207 215 201,970 339,393 34,956 180,796
June July June July June July
WORKERS’ SAFETY PROGRAM MISSOURI COMMISSION ON
HUMAN RIGHTS
TOTAL LABOR.MO.GOV
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766,509
202 161 1,819 2,045
June July June July
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