Title 25 — Title 25

This article shall be known and cited as the Alabama Uniform Minimum Wage and Right-to-Work Act. History: (Act 2016-18, §1.)

(a) For purposes of this article, the following words have the following meanings: (1) DISCRIMINATION. An action by an employer or a distinction by an employer that adversely affects an employee or job applicant based on a group, class, or category to which that person belongs. (…

(a) A county, municipality, or any other political subdivision of this state shall not enact or administer any ordinance, rule, policy, or other mandate that creates requirements, regulations, or processes relating to labor peace agreements or similar agreements. Any ordinance, p…

Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, nothing in this article shall apply to those state employers or employees in state service as defined in Section 36-26-2, or to public employers and employees of state or local educational institutions or systems, or …

If a court determines that any portion of this article cannot be applied to a particular county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state, this article shall remain in full force and effect for every other county, municipality, and other political subdivision of…

(a) The purpose of this section is to establish within the Legislature complete control over regulation and policy pertaining to collective bargaining under federal labor laws or the wages, leave, or other employment benefits provided by an employer to an employee, class of emplo…

(a) Every labor organization functioning in Alabama, and every labor organization hereafter desiring to function in Alabama shall, before doing so, file a copy of its constitution and its bylaws and a copy of the constitution and bylaws of the national or international union, if …

A grievance or dispute between an employer and his employees may be submitted to a local board of arbitrators, consisting of three persons, for hearing and settlement. When the employees concerned are members in good standing of a labor organization, one arbitrator may be appoint…

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. History: (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. History: (Acts 1911, No. 234, p. 320; Code 1923, §7613; Acts 1939, No. 161, p. 232; Code 1940, T. 26, §342.)

Every person shall be free to join or to refrain from joining any labor organization, except as otherwise provided in Section 25-7-13, and, in the exercise of such freedom, shall be free from interference by force, coercion, or intimidation, by threats of force or coercion or by …

Any person who, by force or threats of violence to person or property, or who, by any means of duress prevents, or seeks to prevent, another from doing work or furnishing materials or from contracting to do work or furnish materials for or to any person engaged in any lawful busi…

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. History: (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 …

(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…

Repealed by Act 2009-565, p. 1654, §4, effective May 19, 2009. History: (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §10.)

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. History: (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 …

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-539, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) No individual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation shall employ, permit, or suffer to work any minor 14 or 15 years of age in any occupation, except in agricultural serv…

REPEALED BY ACT 2024-352, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2024. History: (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §15; Act 2009-565, p. 1654, §3.)

Repealed by Act 2009-565, p. 1654, §4, effective May 19, 2009. History: (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §16.)

Repealed by Act 2009-565, p. 1654, §4, effective May 19, 2009. History: (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §17.)

Repealed by Act 2009-565, p. 1654, §4, effective May 19, 2009. History: (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §18.)

Repealed by Act 2009-565, p. 1654, §4, effective May 19, 2009. History: (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §19.)

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…

Repealed by Act 2009-565, p. 1654, §4, effective May 19, 2009. History: (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §27.)

October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-539, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (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 enf…

(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. History: (Acts 1949, N…

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) Coal dust shall not be allowed to accumulate excessively along conveyor lines, roadways, at loading points or at underground tipples, but shall be loaded and sent out of the mines. Coal dust in dangerous quantities in abandoned areas shall, where practicable be rendered inert…