Chapter 1 - Department Of Industrial Relations
- Section 25-2-1 Established; seal
There shall be a Department of Industrial Relations of the State of Alabama, which shall be an executive and administrative department of the state. ...
- Section 25-2-2 Duties generally
The general functions and duties of the Department of Industrial Relations shall be as follows: (1) To administer all labor laws and all laws ...
- Section 25-2-3 Divisions; officers
The Director of Industrial Relations, with the approval of the Governor, may establish such division or divisions as may, in his discretion, be necessary ...
- Section 25-2-4 Employees
The Director of Industrial Relations shall, with the approval of the Governor, determine the number of employees needed for the efficient and economical performance ...
- Section 25-2-5 Applicability of Merit System
Anything in this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, all employees and officers of the Department of Industrial Relations, including the chiefs of divisions but ...
- Section 25-2-6 Director of Industrial Relations - Qualifications, appointment, oath of office, term of office, bond and compensation; filling of vacancies
The Department of Industrial Relations shall be headed by and shall be under the direction, supervision and control of an officer who shall be ...
- Section 25-2-7 Director of Industrial Relations — Powers and duties generally
All functions and duties of the Department of Industrial Relations shall be exercised by the Director of Industrial Relations acting by himself or by ...
- Section 25-2-8 Director of Industrial Relations — Promulgation of rules and regulations
The Director of Industrial Relations may prescribe such general rules and regulations for the conduct of the Department of Industrial Relations as he may ...
- Section 25-2-9 Director of Industrial Relations — Right of entry
The Director of Industrial Relations or his authorized representative shall have the power and authority to enter any place of employment, place of public ...
- Section 25-2-10 Director of Industrial Relations — Designated chief of unemployment compensation and employment service division
The Director of Industrial Relations shall act as chief and be in immediate charge, supervision and control of the division of the Department of ...
- Section 25-2-11 Director of Industrial Relations — Agreements with federal agencies
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed or intended to prevent the Director of Industrial Relations from conforming, if not in conflict with the ...
- Section 25-2-12 Board of appeals - Created; composition; compensation
There shall be a board of appeals for the Department of Industrial Relations. The board of appeals shall exercise its own judgment and discretion ...
- Section 25-2-13 Board of appeals — Powers and duties generally; appeals from findings as to dangerous condition, etc., of machines, etc
(a) The functions and duties of the board of appeals shall be as follows: (1) To hear and determine appeals under Chapter 4 of ...
- Section 25-2-14 Board of appeals — Procedure; record of proceedings, etc
The board of appeals shall have power and authority to prescribe its own procedure. A full and complete record shall be kept of all ...
- Section 25-2-15 Board of appeals — Sessions
The board of appeals shall meet only at such times as the Director of Industrial Relations or the Governor shall determine a session to ...
- Section 25-2-16 Board of appeals — Promulgation, amendment, etc., of rules and regulations — Proposals
Rules and regulations, or amendments or the repeal thereof, except those affecting the administration of Chapter 4 of this title, may from time to ...
- Section 25-2-17 Board of appeals — Promulgation, amendment, etc., of rules and regulations — Hearings
Before any rule or regulation is adopted, amended or repealed by the board of appeals, there shall be a public hearing thereon, notice of ...
- Section 25-2-18 Board of appeals — Promulgation, amendment, etc., of rules and regulations — Effective date; publication, etc
All rules and regulations and all amendments and repeals thereof by the board of appeals shall, unless otherwise prescribed by the board of appeals, ...
- Section 25-2-19 Variations from rules or regulations
If there shall be practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in carrying out a rule or regulation of the board of appeals, the board may, ...
- Section 25-2-20 Review of rules or regulations — Petition to board of appeals
Any person in interest, his authorized agent or attorney may petition the board of appeals for a review of the validity or reasonableness of ...
- Section 25-2-21 Review of rules or regulations — Commencement of action in circuit court
Any employer, owner or other person in interest, being dissatisfied with any rule or regulation of the board of appeals, may commence an action ...
- Section 25-2-22 Employers to furnish information; access to records, accounts, etc., of employers
Every employer or owner shall furnish to the Department of Industrial Relations or the board of appeals any information which the Department of Industrial ...
- Section 25-2-23 Powers of director, officers of department and board of appeals as to witnesses
The Director of Industrial Relations, any officer of the Department of Industrial Relations designated by the director and the members of the board of ...
- Section 25-2-24 Enforcement of laws administered, etc., by department; district attorney's fee
It shall be the duty of the qualified attorneys regularly employed by the Department of Industrial Relations, or the Attorney General of the state ...
- Section 25-2-25 Penalties for violations of chapter or rules or regulations of board of appeals; false statements under oath
Any person who violates or fails or refuses to comply with any requirement of this chapter or any lawful rule or regulation of the ...
- Section 25-2-26 Disposition and expenditure of appropriations and federal allotments
All appropriations heretofore and hereafter to be made for the administration of Chapter 4 of this title and all moneys heretofore or hereafter to ...
