Title 25

Before entering upon his duties, each arbitrator so selected shall sign a consent to act and take and subscribe an oath to faithfully and impartially discharge his duties as such arbitrator, which consent and oath shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of …

Each member of such local board shall receive as compensation for his services, $4.00 for each day actually engaged in such hearing. (Acts 1911, No. 234, p. 320; Code 1923, §7610; Code 1940, T. 26, §340.)

The local board shall, within 10 days after the close of the hearing, render a written decision signed by them, giving such details as clearly show the nature of the controversy and the questions decided by them. One copy of the decision shall be filed in the office of the clerk …

The witness fees and the fees of the local arbitrators as provided in this article shall be taxed against the parties to said arbitrations equally. (Acts 1911, No. 234, p. 320; Code 1923, §7613; Acts 1939, No. 161, p. 232; Code 1940, T. 26, §342.)

The Legislature has found that Alabama law has not kept pace with federal standards regulating the employment of minors to the extent that it has become increasingly difficult for employers to comply with conflicting state and federal child labor requirements. Accordingly, numero…

For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases have the following meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Workforce. (2) EMPLOY. To permit or suffer to work with or without compensation. (3) EMPLOYEE. Any individual employed by an employer, but shall not includ…

(a) The Child Labor Administrative Trust Fund is established in the State Treasury into which shall be deposited certain assessments under this chapter collected by the department. The fund shall constitute a separate fund to be disbursed by the state Comptroller on order of the …

(a) No individual under 16 years of age shall be employed, except in agricultural service, and except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Any individual 14 or 15 years of age may be employed outside school hours and during school vacation periods, so long as the individual is …

The Alabama Department of Labor, hereinafter referred to as “the department,” may declare any place or occupation dangerous to life or limb or injurious to health or morals of persons under 18 years of age. (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §3; Act 2000-706, p. 1479, §1.)

(a) No individual under 16 years of age shall be employed, permitted, or suffered to work at any of the following occupations, positions, or places: (1) Operating or assisting in operating any sandpaper or wood polishing machinery, any washing, grinding, or mixing machinery, or c…

(a) No person 14 or 15 years of age shall be employed, permitted, or suffered to work in any gainful occupation for more than six days in any one week, or for more than 40 hours in any one week, or for more than eight hours in any one day, or before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. d…

(a) No person under 16 years of age shall be employed, permitted, or suffered to work in any occupation during the hours in which the public schools of the district in which the person resides are in session, unless the minor has completed the course of study required for seconda…

(a) Every employer shall keep posted in a conspicuous place where any person under 19 years of age is employed, a printed notice stating the maximum number of hours persons under 19 may be permitted to work on each day of the week as set out in Section 25-8-36. The printed form o…

(a) No person under 14 years of age shall distribute, sell, expose, or offer for sale newspapers, magazines, periodicals, candy, or other articles, be employed or permitted or suffered to work in any other trade or occupation performed in any street or public place. (b) The follo…

(a) No person under 16 years of age shall engage in any of the occupations mentioned in Section 25-8-39 after 7:00 p.m. or before 5:00 a.m. of any day. (b) No person, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation shall employ, permit, or suffer a minor under 16 yea…

Any person who engages in any street occupation in violation of Sections 25-8-39, 25-8-40, or 25-8-41 may be deemed delinquent and brought before any court having jurisdiction over juvenile delinquents. (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §11.)

(a) No individual under 18 years of age shall be employed or permitted or suffered to work at any of the following occupations, positions, or places: (1) In or about or in connection with any mine, coke breaker, coke oven, or quarry in any capacity. (2) In wrecking, demolition, a…

(a) No person under the state legal drinking age shall be employed to serve or dispense alcoholic beverages in any establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold, served, or dispensed for consumption on the premises. (b) No person under 16 years of age shall be employed in any …

(a) No individual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation shall employ, permit, or allow to work any minor 14 or 15 years of age in any occupation, except in agricultural service, unless the individual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corpor…

Any official charged with the enforcement of this chapter may cancel any child labor certificate found to be illegally or improperly obtained. When the certificate is cancelled, the employer shall be notified, and thereafter it shall be unlawful to employ minors under that certif…

The department shall have the right to enter, without prior notice or warrant, any business establishment for the purpose of routine inspections. These visits shall be conducted as frequently as needed to insure that minors are employed in compliance with this chapter. The depart…

Every school attendance officer shall report to the department every known violation of this chapter. School attendance officers shall have the same right of access to and inspection of establishments where minors are or may be employed or detained as is given by law to the depar…

Every person, firm, or corporation owning or controlling any establishment wherein minors are employed shall keep the establishment in a sanitary condition and properly ventilated, and shall provide suitable and convenient restrooms, separate for each sex, and in the number and l…

The department shall inspect thoroughly every establishment wherein persons subject to this chapter are employed and shall issue a written order for the correction of unsanitary or unhealthy conditions in those establishments and shall report those conditions to public health off…

The department shall remove from any establishment any minor found employed or working, contrary to law, or who is afflicted with any infectious, contagious, or communicable disease, or whose physical condition is such that it makes it hazardous for the person to perform the work…

(a) No person shall discriminate against any individual because the individual has opposed any act or practice made unlawful by this chapter or because the individual made a charge, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing und…

(a) Any employer who violates this chapter, or who fails or refuses to obey within a reasonable time any lawful order or direction given by the state officials charged with the enforcement of this chapter, and any parent, guardian, or custodian who allows or permits an individual…

(a) Persons under 18 years of age may be employed and appear for the purpose of singing, acting, or performing in any production approved and coordinated by the Alabama Film Office in conjunction with and under the jurisdiction and supervision of the department. Time and hour res…

(a) Time and hour restrictions shall be under the authority of the department for persons under 18 years of age who are employed as models. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no person under 16 years of age shall work any hours that interfere with his or her school performance. (b) A…

This chapter shall be known as the “Alabama Coal Mine Safety Law of 1975.” The purpose of this chapter is to provide reasonable laws to promote the safety and health of those engaged in the mining of coal and for the protection and preservation of property. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p…

The board of examiners created by Section 25-9-9 shall examine qualified applicants and give certificates of competency to persons who pass the required examinations to act as mine foremen or fire bosses in any coal mine in this state. A reasonable fee, as established by the boar…

(a) Each applicant for a mine foreman’s certificate of competency shall be at least 23 years old and be a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal g…

(a) Each applicant for a fire boss’s certificate of competency shall be at least 22 years old and be a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal gove…

In case of the loss or destruction of a certificate of competency, the department may supply a copy thereof to the person losing same upon the payment of $1.00, provided that it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the department that the loss has actually occurred and that the …

Any person who shall forge or counterfeit a certificate or knowingly make or cause to be made any false statement in any certificate of competency provided for in this chapter or in any official copy of the same, or who shall utter or use any false certificate or unofficial copy …

(a) The board may issue an official written reprimand of any person certified under this chapter as a disciplinary measure for a first violation of any requirement of this chapter. (b) In addition, for any subsequent violation or for any serious first violation, the certificate o…

Any fire boss in a mine who fails to perform any duty imposed on him by the laws of this state as fire boss shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §5; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall act as fire boss in any coal mine in this state unless he or she is in possession of a fire boss’s certificate of competency or a mine foreman’s certificate of competency. (b) If it is impossible for an operator, o…

No person shall be employed as mine foreman in any underground coal mine in this state unless he is in possession of a certificate of competency as provided for in this chapter. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §5; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)

The mine foreman or subordinate supervisor shall visit each working place on operating days to assure that proper conditions are maintained in the mine as to timbering, ventilation, supplies, and all other conditions pertaining to the safety of the men. He shall further direct an…

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, as used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) SECRETARY. The Secretary of the Department of Labor or such other public officer, employee, board, commission, or other authority that may by law be assign…

Mines shall be given one complete inspection every 45 days, and more often if necessary. Special or partial or complete inspections shall be made when deemed necessary by the chief. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §3; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)

The department shall be furnished by the state all necessary instruments for measurement of the air and gases in coal mines, mine rescue equipment, and whatever other apparatus the said department may need. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §3; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 28…

(a) The chief has the authority to administer oaths and to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses to testify under oath in any proceeding and to require witnesses to answer all questions propounded to them. The sheriff or constable in the county in which such witne…

The expenses of executing subpoenas and the attendance of witnesses as well as contempt proceedings under Section 25-9-22 shall be paid out of any funds in the Treasury of the state on certificate of the Secretary of Labor Relations, approved by the Governor. (Acts 1949, No. 207,…

Unsafe conditions, known to any persons underground, that cannot be corrected by them in the course of their normal duties, shall be promptly reported to the mine foreman or direct supervisor. The supervisor to whom unsafe conditions are reported or who detects them in the course…