There is hereby created, under the direction of the Commissioner of Labor, a division to be known as the Vermont Employment Service Division, responsible for administering a system of public employment offices for the purpose of assisting employers to secure employees and workers to secure employment. The Commissioner is authorized and directed to establish such offices in such parts of the State as he or she deems necessary and to prescribe rules and regulations not inconsistent with any of the provisions of this chapter. The Commissioner shall appoint the director, assistants, and other employees of the Vermont Employment Service Division in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 22; 1961, No. 210, § 15, eff. July 11, 1961; 1981, No. 66, § 5(b), eff. May 1, 1981; 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006.)