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- ↑ "Department of Labor and Industry | Virginia.gov". www.virginia.gov. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ↑ "DOLI The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry" . Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- 1 2 Annual Report. Virginia Department of Labor and Industry. 1903.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Department of Labor and Industry: Of the State of Virginia. 1980.
- ↑ "DOLI Agency Mission" . Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Code of Virginia - Title 40.1. Labor and Employment". law.lis.virginia.gov. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ↑ "DOLI About" . Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ↑ "DOLI Our Commissioner" . Retrieved February 3, 2023.
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