91.1 Labor commissioner. The division of labor services of the department of workforce development, created under section 84A.1, is under the control of a labor commissioner, who shall have an office at the seat of government and shall devote the commissioner’s entire time to the duties of the office. [C97, §2469; S13, §2469; C24, 27, […]
91.10 Power to secure evidence. The labor commissioner, or the commissioner’s designee, may issue subpoenas, administer oaths, and take testimony in all matters relating to the duties required of them. Witnesses subpoenaed and testifying before the commissioner or the commissioner’s designee shall be paid the same fees as witnesses under section 622.69, payment to be […]
91.11 Prosecutions for violations. 1. If the commissioner learns of any violation of any law administered by the division, the commissioner may give the county attorney of the county in which the violation occurred written notice of the facts, whereupon that officer shall institute the proper proceedings against the person charged with the offense. 2. […]
91.12 Reports and records to division of labor services. 1. An owner, operator, or manager of every factory, mill, workshop, mine, store, railway, business house, public or private work, or any other establishment where labor is employed, shall submit to the division of labor services reports in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, […]
91.15 Definition of terms. The expressions “factory”, “mill”, “workshop”, “mine”, “store”, “railway”, “business house”, and “public or private work”, as used in this chapter, shall be construed to mean any factory, mill, workshop, mine, store, railway, business house, or public or private work, where wage earners are employed for a compensation. [C97, §2473; SS15, §2473; […]
91.16 Violations — penalties. Persons violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punished as in this section provided, respectively: 1. Any owner, superintendent, manager, or person in charge of any factory, mill, workshop, store, mine, hotel, restaurant, cafe, railway, business house, or public or private work, who shall refuse to allow the […]
91.2 Appointment. The governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the senate, a labor commissioner who shall serve for a period of six years beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19. [C97, §2469; S13, §2470; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1511; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 82, §91.2] […]
91.4 Duties and powers. 1. The duties of said commissioner shall be: a. To safely keep all records, papers, documents, correspondence, and other property pertaining to or coming into the commissioner’s hands by virtue of the office, and deliver the same to the commissioner’s successor, except as otherwise provided. b. To collect, assort, and systematize […]
91.5 Other duties — jurisdiction in general. The commissioner shall have jurisdiction and it shall be the commissioner’s duty to supervise the enforcement of: 1. All laws relating to safety appliances and inspection thereof and health conditions in manufacturing and mercantile establishments, workshops, machine shops, other industrial concerns within the commissioner’s jurisdiction and sanitation and […]
91.6 Rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A for the purpose of administering this chapter and all other chapters under the commissioner’s jurisdiction. 89 Acts, ch 26, §1 Referred to in §73A.21
91.8 Traveling expenses. The commissioner, inspectors and other employees of the office shall be allowed their necessary traveling expenses while in the discharge of their duties. [C97, §2477; S13, §2477; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1517; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §91.8; 81 Acts, ch 10, §10]
91.9 Right to enter premises. The labor commissioner and the inspectors shall have the power to enter any factory or mill, workshop, mine, store, railway facility, including locomotive or caboose, business house, or public or private work, when the same is open or in operation, for the purpose of gathering facts and statistics such as […]
