§21-1-1. Creation, Control and Management of Department
There shall be a state department of labor, which shall be under the control and management of a state commissioner of labor.
§21-1-2. Appointment of Commissioner of Labor; Qualifications; Term of Office; Salary
The state Commissioner of Labor shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. He or she shall be a competent person, who is identified with and has knowledge and experience in employee issues and interests including employee-employer relations in this state. The commissioner shall receive an annual […]
§21-1-3. Inspections by Commissioner; Duties and Records of Employers; Commissioner May Appoint Assistants
The commissioner of labor and his or her authorized representatives shall have the power and authority in the discharge of their duties, to enter any place of employment or public institution, for the purpose of collecting facts and statistics relating to the employment of workers and of making inspections for the proper enforcement of all […]
§21-1-4. Annual Report to Governor; Collection of Statistical Information
It shall be the duty of the commissioner of labor to collect, compile and present to the Governor, on or before December 1, of each year, an annual report, with statistical details relating to all departments of labor and the industrial interests of the state, especially in relation to the financial, social, educational and sanitary […]
§21-1-5. Continuation of Division
Pursuant to article ten, chapter four of this code, the Division of Labor shall continue to exist until July 1, 2004, unless sooner terminated, continued or reestablished pursuant to that article.
§21-1-6. Use of Criminal Records as Disqualification From Authorization to Engage in Licensed Profession or Occupation
(a) The commissioner may not disqualify an applicant from initial licensure, as required in this chapter, because of a prior criminal conviction that remains unreversed unless that conviction is for a crime that bears a rational nexus to the activity requiring licensure. In determining whether a criminal conviction bears a rational nexus to a profession […]