Director of North Dakota workforce safety agency to retire

BISMARCK — Bryan Klipfel, the director of North Dakota Workforce Security and Insurance coverage, will retire on the finish of the 12 months after greater than 4 a long time of public service within the state.

Republican Gov. Doug Burgum introduced in a information launch Thursday, July 28, that Klipfel will step down following a 13-year stint in his present place.

Workforce Security and Insurance coverage, an employer-financed state company, is North Dakota’s lone supplier of the employees’ compensation.

Previous to taking on WSI in 2009 below then-Gov. John Hoeven, Klipfel served 30 years within the North Dakota Freeway Patrol, together with 4 years as superintendent.

For many of the COVID-19 pandemic, Klipfel additionally served because the director of Job Service North Dakota, which processed record-high unemployment claims in 2020.

“It has been an unbelievable privilege serving the residents of North Dakota for the previous 46 years,” Klipfel mentioned in an announcement. “I recognize the Governor’s help and the chance to function director of WSI.”

Burgum referred to as Klipfel “a champion for the well-being and security for all” and credited him with “growing technique that focuses on prospects.”

Klipfel’s place might be posted on-line instantly.