§ 34-2-1. Creation of Department of Labor
There is created and established a separate and independent administrative agency to be known as the Department of Labor. History. Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 101; Code 1933, § 54-101; Ga. L. 1937, p. 230, § 3.
§ 34-2-10. Employer’s Duty With Respect to Provision of Safe Employment Generally
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 shall do every other thing reasonably necessary to protect the life, health, safety, […]
§ 34-2-11. Employer’s Duty to Keep Records
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 file for at […]
§ 34-2-12. Duty of Attorney General and District Attorneys to Prosecute Violations of Those Laws Enforced by Commissioner
It shall be the duty of the Attorney General of the state and the district attorneys of their respective judicial circuits, upon request of the Commissioner of Labor or any of his authorized representatives, to prosecute any violation of the law which is made the duty of the Commissioner to enforce. History. Ga. L. 1937, […]
§ 34-2-13. Penalties for Violations of Chapter and for False Statements Under Oath
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 of this chapter for which no penalty has been otherwise provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon […]
§ 34-2-14. Authorization to Establish and Administer Pretrial Intervention Programs
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 Georgia Department of Labor shall be authorized to administer all such programs pursuant to said agreement. […]
§ 34-2-15. Criminal Background Checks; Fees; Contracting for Services; Exclusive Use for Employment
As used in this Code section, the term: “Criminal background check” means a search of the criminal records maintained by GCIC and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to determine whether an individual has a criminal record. “Criminal record” means any of the following: A conviction of a crime; An arrest, charge, and sentencing for a […]
§ 34-2-16. Service on Commissioner of Labor or the Department of Labor
Unless otherwise provided by law, all legal documents to be served on the Commissioner of Labor or the Department of Labor shall be served at Georgia Department of Labor, Legal Section, Suite 600, 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751: By certified mail or statutory overnight delivery, return receipt requested; By hand delivery; […]
§ 34-2-2. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “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 and domestic labor and those employers having less than eight employees. Naval stores producers shall be […]
§ 34-2-3. Election, Term of Office, Compensation, Removal, and Duties of Commissioner of Labor
The Department of Labor shall be under the direction and supervision of a commissioner to be known as the Commissioner of Labor. The Commissioner shall devote his full time to the duties of his office and shall not hold any other office during his term of office. The Commissioner shall be elected by those persons […]
§ 34-2-4. Establishment by Commissioner of Divisions Within Department of Labor; Appointment, Fixing of Salaries and Duties, and Removal of Employees
The Commissioner of Labor may establish within the Department of Labor such divisions as he may deem necessary for the exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties of the department, except as otherwise provided. The Commissioner is authorized and empowered to appoint a secretary, the heads of all divisions, and such other […]
§ 34-2-5. Office of Department of Labor to Be Maintained by Commissioner; Payment of Office Expenses; Lease or Rental of Unused Office Space
The Commissioner of Labor shall keep and maintain the office of the Department of Labor in the City of Atlanta, Georgia, and shall be provided with suitable rooms, necessary furniture, stationery, books, periodicals, maps, instruments, and other necessary supplies, the expense thereof to be paid by the state in the same manner as other similar […]
§ 34-2-6. Specific Powers and Duties of Commissioner
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: To superintend the enforcement of all labor laws in the State of Georgia, the enforcement of which is not otherwise specifically provided for, and all rules and regulations […]
§ 34-2-7. Promulgation, Review, Amendment, and Repeal of Rules and Regulations by Commissioner Generally
The Commissioner shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act,” in the promulgation, adoption, review, amendment, and repeal of all rules and regulations of the department.
§ 34-2-8. Variations From Rules of Commissioner; Keeping of Index of Variations
If there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in carrying out a rule of the Commissioner of Labor, the Commissioner, after public hearing, may make a variation from such requirements if the spirit of the rule and law is observed. Any person affected by such rule, or his agent, may petition the Commissioner for such […]
§ 34-2-9. Preparation by Commissioner of Annual Report and Recommendations
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 Commissioner may deem advisable. Such report shall be kept in the Commissioner’s office […]