Zachary Greenberg

BISMARCK – Interim state Labor Commissioner Zachary Greenberg has been appointed to the position on a permanent basis, Gov. Kelly Armstrong announced. Greenberg has led the North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights as interim labor commissioner since January.

A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Greenberg earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota Crookston and his law degree from the University of North Dakota School of Law in Grand Forks. He worked as a law clerk at a private firm in 2022 and spent the next two years in the Governor’s Office serving as a legal and policy adviser.

The Department of Labor and Human Rights is responsible for enforcing North Dakota labor and human rights laws and for educating the public about those laws. In addition, the department licenses employment agencies operating in the state and can verify the status of independent contractor relationships.