Celebrating Labor Day in 1953. In September 1953, the NJ Division of Workers' Compensation [DWC] opened new offices at 35 Church Street in Paterson, NJ, the county seat of Passaic County. Some of the dignitaries present for the ceremony were: Daniel Spair, Director of the DWC; MA Kaltz, Deputy Director; Samuel S Ferster, Deputy Director; JL Brown, Deputy Director; and Jack Lerner, counsel for the AFL-CIO.