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169 SUPPLEMENTARY LEGISLATION Department of Labor and Industry Act of 1948 Chapter 1A, Title 34, Revised Statutes, 1937 as amended 34:1A-1. Department of Labor and Industry established; "department" defined There is hereby established in the Executive Branch of the State Government a principal department which shall be known as the Department of Labor and Industry. As used in this act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the word "department" means the Department of Labor and Industry established herein. L.1948, c. 446, p. 1762, s. 1. 34:1A-1.1. Change of name of department of labor and industry to department of labor On the effective date of this act the Department of Labor and Industry established pursuant to P.L.1948, c. 446 (C. 34 :1A-1 et seq.) shall be entitled and known as the Department of Labor and whenever in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, j udicial o r administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the Department of Labor and Industry, the same shall mean and refer to the Department of Labor. L.1981, c. 122, s. 29, eff. April 16, 1981. 34:1A-1.2. Department of Labor and Workforce Development; reference 1. On and after the effective date of this 2004 amendatory and supplementary act, the Department of Labor shall be entitled and known as the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding, or otherwise, reference is made to the Department of Labor, the same shall mean and refer to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. L.2004,c.39,s.1. 34:1A-1.3. Transfer of workforce development programs from DHS 2. a. To the extent not inconsistent with any federal law, and notwithstanding any other State law, all employment-directed and workforce development programs and activities of the Department of Human Services which are funded through the Work First New Jersey program established pursuant to P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-55 et seq.), the federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996," Pub.L.104-193, 42 U.S.C. s.601 et seq., and the federal Food Stamp Act of 1977, Pub.L.95-113, 7 U.S.C. s. 2011 et seq. are hereby transferred to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.