Maryland State Government

The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) is located in a 10-story office building at 312 Marshall Avenue in Laurel, Maryland. This department oversees various sectors including unemployment insurance, occupational and professional licensing, and workforce development initiatives. Additionally, the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH) office is housed within the DLLR, focusing on training and education to promote workplace safety. The department also provides resources for youth apprenticeships and compliance consultation to support the local workforce. Generated from the website

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation was created by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to encourage the continuation and maintenance of voluntary private pension plans, provide timely and uninterrupted payment of pension benefits and keep pension insurance premiums at a minimum. Defined benefit pension plans promise to pay a specified monthly benefit at retirement. The PBGC is not funded by general tax revenues, but instead it collects insurance premiums from employers that sponsor insured pension plans, earns money from investments and receives funds from pension plans it takes over. It pays monthly retirement benefits, up to a guaranteed maximum, to about 518,000 retirees in more than 3,400 pension plans that ended. Including individuals who have not yet retired, and participants in multi-employer plans receiving financial assistance, PBGC is responsible for the current and future pensions of nearly 1.1 million people.

The County of Baltimore, Maryland, has a population of more than 754,000 and operates under charter government form. It offers a wide range of public welfare, economic development, employment, planning and zoning, educational, transportation and health services. The county offers direct financing programs, building investment loans, small business loan partnership, advanced technology loan funds and tax-exempt bonds. It also offers a variety of employment services, including publishing monthly schedules of seminars, training opportunities and special events, and providing information, career consultation, training and computer access. Baltimore County has a Board of Appeals that hears a variety of appeals arising from zoning decisions, disability retirement cases, building permits and code violations. The county also offers a wide range of online services, including property tax searches, electronic newsletter, parking tickets payments, water bills, job applications, alerts, notifications and library renewals.