Georgia Code, Title 34, Chapter 2 - Department of Labor

• § 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.
• § 34-2-2 - Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Employer" includes every person, firm, corporation, partnership, stock association, agent, manager, representative, or foreman, or other...
• § 34-2-3 - Election, Term of Office, Compensation, Removal, and Duties of Commissioner of Labor
  (a) The Department of Labor shall be under the direction and supervision of a commissioner to be known as the Commissioner of Labor. The...
• § 34-2-4 - Establishment by Commissioner of Divisions Within Department of Labor; Appointment, Fixing of Salaries and Duties, and Removal of Employees
  (a) The Commissioner of Labor may establish within the Department of Labor such divisions as he may deem necessary for the exercise of the...
• § 34-2-5 - Office of Department of Labor to Be Maintained by Commissioner; Payment of Office Expenses; Lease or Rental of Unused Office Space
  (a) The Commissioner of Labor shall keep and maintain the office of the Department of Labor in the City of Atlanta, Georgia, and shall...
• § 34-2-6 - Specific Powers and Duties of Commissioner
  (a) In addition to such other duties and powers as may be conferred upon him by law, the Commissioner of Labor shall have the...
• § 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,...
• § 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...
• § 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...
• § 34-2-10 - Employer's Duty With Respect to Provision of Safe Employment Generally
  (a) Every employer shall furnish employment which shall be reasonably safe for the employees therein, shall furnish and use safety devices and safeguards, shall...
• § 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...
• § 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...
• § 34-2-13 - Penalties for Violations of Chapter and for False Statements Under Oath
  (a) Any employer or owner who violates or fails or refuses to comply with any provision of this chapter within the time prescribed or...
• § 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...

Last modified: October 14, 2016