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O.C.G.A. § 34-2-1 Creation of Department of Labor
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There is created and established a separate and independent administrative agency to be known as the Department of Labor. (Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 101; Code 1933, § 54-101; Ga. L. 1937, p. 230, § 3.)
O.C.G.A. § 34-2-10 Employer’s duty with respect to provision of safe employment generally
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(a) Every employer shall furnish employment which shall be reasonably safe for the employees therein, shall furnish and use safety devices and safeguards, shall adopt and use methods and processes reasonably adequate to render such an employment and place of employment safe, and …
O.C.G.A. § 34-2-11 Employer’s duty to keep records
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Every employer shall keep a true and accurate record of the name, address, and occupation of each person employed by him, and of the daily and weekly hours worked by each such person and of the wages paid during each pay period to each such person. Such records shall be kept on f…
O.C.G.A. § 34-2-13 Penalties for violations of chapter and for false statements under oath
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(a) Any employer or owner who violates or fails or refuses to comply with any provision of this chapter within the time prescribed or any judgment or decree made by any court in connection with the provisions 24 34-2-14 of this chapter for which no penalty has been otherwise prov…
O.C.G.A. § 34-2-14 Authorization to establish and administer pretrial intervention programs
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The Georgia Department of Labor shall have the authorization to enter into agreements with district attorneys and solicitors-general of the several judicial circuits of this state for the purpose of establishing pretrial intervention programs in such judicial circuits. The Georgi…
O.C.G.A. § 34-2-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Employer’’ includes every person, firm, corporation, partnership, stock association, agent, manager, representative, or foreman, or other persons having control or custody of any place of employment or of any employees, except agricultural…
O.C.G.A. § 34-2-6 Specific powers and duties of Commissioner
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(a) In addition to such other duties and powers as may be conferred upon him by law, the Commissioner of Labor shall have the power, jurisdiction, and authority: (1) To superintend the enforcement of all labor laws in the State of Georgia, the enforcement of which is not otherwis…
O.C.G.A. § 34-2-7 Creation of Department of Labor
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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 main…
O.C.G.A. § 34-2-9 Preparation by Commissioner of annual report and recommendations
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The Commissioner of Labor shall annually, on or before January 1, compile a report covering the activities of the Department of Labor, accompanied by recommendations with reference to such changes in the law, applying to and affecting industrial labor conditions, as the Commissio…