MS HB705

Creates a new Mississippi Department of Labor with five offices: Employment Security, Job Development and Training, Industry Service and Industry Start-up Training, Employee Relations and Job Discrimination, and Disabled Employee Assistance

Abolishes the Mississippi Department of Employment Security effective July 1, 2021, transferring all duties, powers, equipment, records, and funds to the new Office of Employment Security within the Department of Labor

Establishes an elected Commissioner of Labor position with a $90,000 annual salary, to be elected starting in 2023 for four-year terms; the Governor will appoint an interim commissioner from July 1, 2021 until the first election

Authorizes the Office of Employee Relations and Job Discrimination to promote voluntary arbitration, mediation, and conciliation of employer-employee disputes to avoid strikes, lockouts, and boycotts

Designates the Office of Job Development and Training to administer federal workforce programs including the Workforce Investment Act and provides the Office of Disabled Employee Assistance to serve as an information clearinghouse on the Americans with Disabilities Act