Section 50.

50. There is in the Labor and Workforce Development Agency the Department of Industrial Relations. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 859, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2003.)

Section 50.5.

50.5. One of the functions of the Department of Industrial Relations is to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of California, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment. (Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 276.)

Section 50.6.

50.6. The Department of Industrial Relations may assist and cooperate with the Wage and Hour Division, and the Children’s Bureau, United States Department of Labor, in the enforcement within this State of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and, subject to the regulations of the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, or the […]

Section 50.7.

50.7. (a) The Department of Industrial Relations is the state agency designated to be responsible for administering the state plan for the development and enforcement of occupational safety and health standards relating to issues covered by corresponding standards promulgated under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-596). The state plan shall […]

Section 50.8.

50.8. The department shall develop a long range program for upgrading and expanding the resources of the State of California in the area of occupational health and medicine. The program shall include a contractual agreement with the University of California for the creation of occupational health centers affiliated with regional schools of medicine and public […]

Section 50.9.

50.9. In furtherance of the provisions of Section 50.5, the director, or the Director of Employment Development, may comment on the impact of actions or projects proposed by public agencies on opportunities for profitable employment, and such agencies shall consider such comments in their decisions. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 880.)

Section 51.

51. The department shall be conducted under the control of an executive officer known as Director of Industrial Relations. The Director of Industrial Relations shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and hold office at the pleasure of the Governor and shall receive an annual salary provided for […]

Section 52.

52. Except as otherwise prescribed in this code, the provisions of the Government Code relating to departments of the State shall govern and apply to the conduct of the department. (Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 211.)

Section 53.

53. Whenever in Section 1001 or in Part 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code “head of the department” or similar designation occurs, the same shall, for the purposes of this code, mean the director, except that in respect to matters which by the express provisions of […]

Section 54.

54. The director shall perform all duties, exercise all powers and jurisdiction, assume and discharge all responsibilities, and carry out and effect all purposes vested by law in the department, except as otherwise expressly provided by this code. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)

Section 54.5.

54.5. The director may appoint an attorney and assistants licensed to practice law in this state. In the absence of an appointment, the attorney for the Division of Workers’ Compensation shall also perform legal services for the department as the Director of Industrial Relations may direct. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1097, Sec. 3. Effective […]

Section 55.

55. For the purpose of administration the director shall organize the department subject to the approval of the Governor, in the manner he deems necessary properly to segregate and conduct the work of the department. Notwithstanding any provision in this code to the contrary, the director may require any division in the department to assist […]

Section 56.

56. The work of the department shall be divided into at least five divisions known as the Division of Workers’ Compensation, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, and the State Compensation Insurance Fund. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 77. (SB 1038) […]

Section 57.

57. Each division shall be in charge of a chief who shall be appointed by the Governor and shall receive a salary fixed in accordance with law, and shall serve at the pleasure of the director. (Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 993.)

Section 57.1.

57.1. (a) The Chief of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health shall receive an annual salary as provided by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. (b) All officers or employees of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health employed after the operative date […]

Section 57.5.

57.5. All duties, powers, and jurisdiction relating to the administration of the State Compensation Insurance Fund shall be vested in the Board of Directors of the State Compensation Insurance Fund. (Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 1431.)

Section 58.

58. The department shall have possession and control of all records, books, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, moneys, funds, appropriations, land, and other property, real or personal, held for the benefit or use of all commissions, divisions, and offices of the department and the title to all such property held for the use and benefit of […]

Section 59.

59. The department through its appropriate officers shall administer and enforce all laws imposing any duty, power, or function upon the offices or officers of the department. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)

Section 60.

60. Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of Divisions 4 and 4.5 of this code shall be administered and enforced by the Division of Workers’ Compensation. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 146, Sec. 137. Effective January 1, 1995.)

Section 60.5.

60.5. (a) The provisions of Part 1 of Division 5 of this code shall be administered and enforced by the department through the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, subject to the direction of the director pursuant to Section 50.7. (b) The Division of Occupational Safety and Health succeeds to, and is vested with, all of the […]