Creation of Department of Labor

Definitions. Election, term of office, compensation, removal, and duties of Commissioner of Labor. Establishment by Commissioner of divisions within Department of Labor; appointment, fixing of salaries and duties, and removal of employees. Office of Department of Labor to be maintained by Commissioner; payment of office expenses; lease or rental of unused office space. Specific powers and duties of Commissioner. Promulgation, review, amendment, and repeal of rules and regulations by Commissioner generally. Editor’s notes. — By resolution (Ga. L. 1988, p. 337), the General Assembly designated the offices of the Department of Sec. 34-2-8. 34-2-9. 34-2-10. 34-2-11. 34-2-12. 34-2-13. 34-2-14. Variations from rules of Commissioner; keeping of index of variations. Preparation by Commissioner of annual report and recommendations. Employer’s duty with respect to provision of safe employment generally. Employer’s duty to keep records. Duty of Attorney General and district attorneys to prosecute violations of those laws enforced by Commissioner. Penalties for violations of chapter and for false statements under oath. Authorization to establish and administer pretrial intervention programs. Labor located in Albany, Georgia as the ‘‘A.W. ‘Al’ Holloway Labor Building.’’