Commissioner of labor; general powers and duties
Sec. 8. The commissioner of labor may do the following:
(1) Make or cause to be made all necessary inspections to see
that all of the laws and rules enacted or adopted for that purpose
and that the department is required to enforce are promptly and
effectively administered and executed.
(2) Collect, collate, and publish statistical and other information
relating to working conditions in this state and to the
enforcement of this chapter and such rules as may be necessary
to the advancement of the purposes of this chapter, but no
publicity of any information involving the name or identity of
any employer, employee, or other person, firm, limited liability
company, or corporation shall be given. It shall be unlawful for
the commissioner or any person to divulge, or to make known
in any way not provided by law, to any person the operation,
style of work, or apparatus of any employer, or the amount or
sources of income, profits, losses, expenditures, or any part
thereof obtained by him in the discharge of his official duties.
(3) Except as otherwise provided by law, employ, promote, and
remove clerks, inspectors, and other employees as needed or as
the service of the department of labor may require, and with the
approval of the governor, within the appropriation therefor, fix
their compensation and to assign to them their duties.
Employees of the department are covered by IC 4-15-2.
(4) Promote the voluntary arbitration, mediation, and
conciliation of disputes between employers and employees, for
the purpose of avoiding strikes, lockouts, boycotts, blacklists,
discrimination, and legal proceedings in matters of employment.
The commissioner may appoint temporary boards of arbitration,
provide for the payment of the necessary expenses of the
boards, order reasonable compensation paid to each member
engaged in arbitration, prescribe and adopt rules of procedure
for arbitration boards, conduct investigations and hearings,
publish reports and advertisements, and do all other things
convenient and necessary to accomplish the purpose of this
chapter. The commissioner may designate an employee of the
department to act as chief mediator and may detail other
employees, from time to time, to act as his assistants for the
purpose of executing this chapter. Any employee of the
department who may act on a temporary board shall serve
without extra compensation.
(Formerly: Acts 1945, c.334, s.8.) As amended by P.L.37-1985,
SEC.22; P.L.8-1993, SEC.269.
Last modified: May 27, 2006