Ala. Code § 25-15-3 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 15 / Section 25-15-3
Section 25-15-3 Composition of the Board; Chair; Bylaws. (Amended by Acts 2026-327 and 2026-538)
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACTS 2026-327 AND 2026-538, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

(a) The Alabama Workforce Board shall consist of no more than 40 members, or their designees, and meet the membership criteria established by WIOA. All members, unless otherwise provided in this subsection, shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. A majority of members shall be representatives of business and industry, at least one of which shall represent small business. Twenty percent of the members shall be representatives of workforce, including two labor representatives and one apprenticeship program representative. The board shall also include one representative of the WIOA Title I-b programs; the State Adult Education Director; one representative of the Wagner-Peyser Program; the Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services; the Chancellor of the Alabama Community College System; the Secretary of Workforce; one member of the Alabama Senate appointed by the presiding officer of the Senate; one member of the Alabama House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; one county commissioner appointed by the Governor; one mayor appointed by the Governor; and the Governor or his or her designee. The overall membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state.

(b) The Governor shall appoint a chair from the business representatives on the board as set forth in WIOA. In addition, the Governor shall appoint a vice chair from the business representatives on the board.

(c) The Governor shall establish bylaws governing the membership and activities of the board as required by WIOA and its implementing regulations, including 20 C.F.R. § 679.110(d).

(d) Members may serve no more than two four-year terms as provided in the bylaws established pursuant to subsection (c).
Ala. Code § 25-5-93 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-93
Section 25-5-93 Judgments Discharged and Marked Satisfied Upon Proof of Release or Satisfaction of Judgment
Status: in_force

Any judgment entered under the provisions of this article and Article 2 of this chapter, either by award or by settlement, and entered on the minutes of any court, shall be discharged by said court and marked satisfied upon presentment to said court or the clerk thereof of a release or discharge of said judgment, executed by the party in whose favor the same runs and acknowledged in the same manner as conveyances are acknowledged or upon presentment by the employer or his representative of an affidavit that said judgment has been, in accordance with its terms, fully satisfied and discharged, together with satisfactory proof in the way of vouchers or checks duly endorsed by the party in whose favor such judgment ran.
Ala. Code § 25-5-123 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-123
Section 25-5-123 Applicability of Other Provisions of Chapter to Article
Status: in_force

All of the provisions of Articles 1, 2, 3, and 8 of this chapter, except Section 25-5-78, shall be applicable to this article, unless otherwise provided or inconsistent herewith.
Ala. Code § 25-8-60 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 8 / Section 25-8-60
Section 25-8-60 Minors Employed as Actors or Performers
Status: in_force

(a) Persons under 18 years of age may be employed and appear for the purpose of singing, acting, or performing in any production approved and coordinated by the Alabama Film Office in conjunction with and under the jurisdiction and supervision of the department. Time and hour restrictions, for persons under 18 years of age employed in a production, shall be established by the department. For the purposes of this section, a production includes, but is not limited to, motion pictures, documentaries, and reality television films.

(b) A person under 18 years of age may be employed as provided in this section only under the following conditions and with the written consent of the Alabama Film Office, the department, and the parent, legal guardian, or responsible adult of the person:

(1) The activities enumerated shall not be detrimental to the life, health, safety, welfare, or morals of the person.

(2) The activities enumerated shall not interfere with the schooling of the person and provisions shall be made for education equivalent to full-time school attendance in the public schools for persons under 16 years of age.

(3) A parent, guardian, or a responsible adult so designated by the parent or guardian, shall accompany each person under 16 years of age at all rehearsals, appearances, and performances.
Ala. Code § 25-9-22 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-9-22
Section 25-9-22 Witnesses at Proceedings Under Chapter Generally
Status: in_force

(a) The chief has the authority to administer oaths and to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses to testify under oath in any proceeding and to require witnesses to answer all questions propounded to them. The sheriff or constable in the county in which such witnesses may reside or be found shall execute subpoenas issued as above provided, and they shall each receive for their services in executing such subpoenas the same fees as are allowed them respectively for executing subpoenas in other cases. Any witnesses summoned as above mentioned shall be entitled to the same mileage and per diem as is now allowed by law to such witnesses attending trials in the circuit court.

(b) If any witness subpoenaed as above mentioned shall fail to attend without good excuse, in accordance with the subpoena served on him, or shall fail to testify when attending, the chief before whom said proceedings are being had shall certify to the failure of any witness to attend and testify to a judge of the circuit court in the county where such proceeding is being held. The judge to whom such certificate is made shall cause such witness to appear before him at a time fixed by said judge to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt and shall fine or imprison such witness as such judge may deem proper in case he is found guilty of contempt in the premises.
Ala. Code § 25-6-5 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 6 / Section 25-6-5
Section 25-6-5 Franchise Business Protection
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall be known as the Franchise Business Protection Act.

(b) For purposes of this section, the terms franchisee and franchisor have the same meaning as defined in 16 C.F.R. § 436.1.

(c) Except as provided in a voluntary agreement entered into between the United States Department of Labor and a franchisor, the following persons may not be deemed or construed to be employees of a franchisor:

(1) A franchisee.

(2) An employee of a franchisee.

(3) An independent contractor working for a franchisee.

(d) To the extent that this section does not conflict with federal law, this section shall only apply to the following:

(1) The enforcement or enactment of rules or ordinances by state agencies or local governmental bodies.

(2) Labor relations and collective bargaining.
Ala. Code § 25-4-15 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 25-4-15
Section 25-4-15 Unemployment Administration Fund
Status: in_force

“Unemployment Administration Fund,” as used in this chapter, means the Unemployment Compensation Administration Fund established by this chapter.
Ala. Code § 25-5-338 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-338
Section 25-5-338 Construction of Article
Status: in_force

(a) No physician-patient relationship is created between an employee or job applicant and an employer, medical review officer, or any person performing or evaluating a drug test solely by the establishment, implementation, or administration of a drug-testing program.

(b) Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent an employer from establishing reasonable work rules related to employee possession, use, sale, or solicitation of drugs, including convictions for drug related offenses, and taking action based upon a violation of any of those rules.

(c) Nothing in this article shall be construed to operate retroactively, and nothing in this article shall abrogate the right of an employer under state or federal law to conduct drug tests, or implement employee drug-testing programs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, only those programs that meet the criteria outlined in this article qualify for reduced workers’ compensation insurance premiums under this article.

(d) Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit an employer from conducting medical screening or other tests required, permitted, or not disallowed by any statute, rule, or regulation for the purpose of monitoring exposure of employees to toxic or other unhealthy materials in the workplace or in the performance of job responsibilities. The screening or tests shall be limited to the specific materials expressly identified in the statute, rule, or regulation, unless prior written consent of the employee is obtained for other tests.

(e) No cause of action shall arise in favor of any person based upon the failure of an employer to establish or conduct a program or policy for substance abuse testing.
Ala. Code § 25-5-332 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-332
Section 25-5-332 Premium Discount Where Drug-Free Workplace Program Implemented
Status: in_force

(a) If an employer implements a drug-free workplace program substantially in accordance with this article, the employer shall qualify for certification for a five percent premium discount under the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance policy.

(b) For each policy of workers’ compensation insurance issued or renewed in the state on and after July 1, 1996, there shall be granted by the insurer a five percent reduction in the premium for the policy if the insured has been certified by the Department of Labor, Workers’ Compensation Division, as having a drug-free workplace program which complies with the requirements of this article and has notified its insurer in writing of the certification.

(c)(1) The premium discount provided by this section shall be applied to an insured’s policy of workers’ compensation insurance pro rata as of the date the insured receives certification by the Department of Labor, Workers’ Compensation Division, and shall continue for a period not to exceed four years. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an insurer shall not be required to credit the actual amount of the premium discount to the account of the insured until the final premium audit under the policy. Certification of an insured shall be required for each of the four years in which the premium discount is granted. Thereafter, any premium discount pursuant to this article shall be determined from the experience rating plan of the insured, or in the case of an insured not rated upon experience, as provided in subdivision (2).

(2) With respect to an insured which is not rated upon experience, any premium discount given an insured pursuant to this article after the initial four-year period provided in subdivision (1) shall be determined by the State Insurance Commissioner based upon data received from the rating and statistical organization designated by the commissioner pursuant to this article.

(d) The workers’ compensation insurance policy of an insured shall be subject to an additional premium for the purposes of reimbursement of a previously granted premium discount and to cancellation in accordance with the policy if it is determined by the Department of Labor, Workers’ Compensation Division, that the insured misrepresented the compliance of its drug-free workplace program.

(e) Each insurer shall make an annual report to the rating and statistical organization designated by the state Insurance Commissioner pursuant to this article illustrating the total dollar amount of drug-free workplace premium credit. Standard earned premium figures reported pursuant to this subsection on the aggregate calls for experience shall reflect the effects of the credits. The net standard premium shall then be the basis of any premium adjustment. The drug-free workplace credits shall be reported under a unique classification code or unit statistical reports submitted to the rating and statistical organization designated by the state Insurance Commissioner.

(f) The state Insurance Commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation and enforcement of this article.
Ala. Code § 25-1-61 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 1 / Section 25-1-61
Section 25-1-61 Unpaid Family Leave for Eligible Employees
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, the terms “eligible employee” and “employer” have the same meaning as in 29 U.S.C. § 2611.

(b)(1) An employer shall provide 12 weeks of unpaid family leave, to run concurrently with any other leave provided pursuant to federal law, to an eligible employee for the birth and care of a child born to that employee during the first year after the child’s birth, or for the care of a child placed with the employee in connection with adoption within one year of the placement of the child with the employee. Requests for additional family leave due to the adoption of an ill child or a child with a disability shall be considered on the same basis as comparable cases of complications accompanying the birth of a child of an employee. Nothing in this subsection shall require an employer to provide additional family leave to an eligible employee once the employee has exhausted the leave to which the employee is entitled under federal law.

(2) In any case in which the necessity for leave pursuant to this subsection is foreseeable based on an expected placement of a child with an employee in connection with an adoption, the employee, before the date the leave is to begin, shall provide his or her employer with at least 30 days’ notice of the employee’s intention to take the leave, except that if the date of placement requires leave to begin in less than 30 days, the employee shall provide notice as is practicable.

(c)(1) An employer who provides paid leave to an employee for the birth and care of a child born to that employee shall also provide the lesser of either equivalent paid leave or two-weeks paid leave to an employee for the care of a child placed with the employee in connection with adoption during the first year after the placement of the child with the employee.

(2) An employer is only required to provide paid leave benefits described in subdivision (1) to one of two different eligible employees if both employees would be using the benefits for the care of a child placed for adoption with both employees.

(d) An employer may not penalize an employee for exercising the rights provided by this section.

(e) Leave benefits accrued pursuant to this section may not be taken by an employee intermittently unless the employee and the employer agree otherwise.
Ala. Code § 25-5-193 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-193
Section 25-5-193 Manner of Compensation, Etc., Provided by Article Exclusive
Status: in_force

No employee of any employer subject to this article, nor the personal representative, surviving spouse, or next of kin of any such employee shall have any right to any other method, form, or amount of compensation or damages for occupational exposure to radiation, or for injury, disability, loss of service, or death resulting from such exposure, arising out of and in the course of employment, or determination thereof, in any manner other than as provided in this article.
Ala. Code § 25-9-83 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-9-83
Section 25-9-83 Standards as to Volume of Air
Status: in_force

Sufficient air must be circulated and conducted through all entries, slopes, travelways, working places, air courses, and open abandoned areas to dilute, render harmless, and carry off noxious and explosive gases emitted in the mine, including smoke from blasting, and shall be not less than 150 cubic feet per man per minute. If mules or horses are used in a mine, 500 cubic feet per animal per minute must be provided in addition to the minimum volume specified for men.
Ala. Code § 25-16-5 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 16 / Section 25-16-5
Section 25-16-5 Meetings
Status: in_force

(a) Regular meetings of the council shall be held at least annually and from time to time at the call of the council chair. Committee meetings shall be held at the call of the committee chair. Members of the council may participate in a meeting of the council by means of telephone conference, video conference, or similar communications equipment by means of which all individuals participating in the meeting may hear each other at the same time. Participation by electronic means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting for all purposes. The council shall establish procedures and other policies necessary to perform the business of the council, including the establishment of a quorum. (b) All regular and special meetings of the council, including committee meetings, shall comply with the Open Meetings Act.

(b) All regular and special meetings of the council, including committee meetings, shall comply with the Open Meetings Act.
Ala. Code § 25-5-191 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-191
Section 25-5-191 Right to Compensation for Injury or Death
Status: in_force

Where the employer and employee are subject to the provisions of this chapter, the disablement or death of an employee caused by occupational exposure to radiation, as defined in this article, shall be treated as an injury by accident, and the employee or, in case of his death, his dependents shall be entitled to compensation as provided in this article. In no case, however, shall an employer be liable under this article for compensation by reason of exposure to radiation or for disability or death resulting therefrom unless such exposure arose out of and in the course of the employment and resulted from the nature of the employment in which the employee was engaged.
Ala. Code § 25-9-344 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-9-344
Section 25-9-344 Access to Scales, Etc
Status: in_force

The mine inspector, miners employed in the coal mines, and the owner of the land or persons interested in the rental and royalty of such mines shall at all times have full right of access to scales used at said mines, including tally sheets or tally books in which the weight of the coal is kept, to examine the amount of coal mined for the purpose of testing the accuracy thereof.
Ala. Code § 25-9-304 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-9-304
Section 25-9-304 Final Survey
Status: in_force

When any coal mine is worked out or is about to be abandoned or indefinitely closed, the operator of the same shall make or cause to be made a final survey where not already made of all parts of such mine, and the results of the same shall be duly extended on all maps of the mine and copies thereof, so as to show all excavations and the most advanced workings of the mine and their exact relation to the boundary or section lines on the surface, and such openings of abandoned mines shall be properly barricaded.
Ala. Code § 25-8-48 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 8 / Section 25-8-48
Section 25-8-48 Work Permits - Issuance to Persons 16 Years of Age or Older Without Records and Approval
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2009-565, p. 1654, §4, effective May 19, 2009.
Ala. Code § 25-11-10 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 11 / Section 25-11-10
Section 25-11-10 Reimbursement for Disclosure of Information
Status: in_force

Pursuant to Section 303(h), Social Security Act, the unemployment compensation information shall be provided to the National Directory of New Hires on a reimbursable basis to the department in an amount which is determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be a reasonable payment for the information exchange. The department shall not be required to disclose unemployment compensation information unless it is reimbursed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services or USDA Food and Consumer Services.
Ala. Code § 25-8-41 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 8 / Section 25-8-41
Section 25-8-41 Official May Investigate and Revoke Permit Given for Street or Public Place Occupation
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2009-565, p. 1654, §4, effective May 19, 2009.
Ala. Code § 25-5-90 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-90
Section 25-5-90 Proceedings for Determination of Disputed Claims for Compensation - Attorney’s Fees
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, no part of the compensation payable under this article and Article 4 of this chapter shall be paid to an attorney for the plaintiff for legal services, unless upon the application of the plaintiff, the judge shall order or approve of the employment of an attorney by the plaintiff; and in such event, the judge, upon the hearing of the complaint for compensation, either by law or by settlement, shall fix the fee of the attorney for the plaintiff for his or her legal services and the manner of its payment, but the fee shall not exceed 15 percent of the compensation awarded or paid.

(b) All expenses of litigation and attorney’s fees charged by any attorney in any representation under this chapter while representing any employer, insurance company, or self-insurer shall be reported to the Department of Labor.
Ala. Code § 25-7-37 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 7 / Section 25-7-37
Section 25-7-37 Prohibited Activities by Employers Receiving Development Incentives
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, the following words have the following meanings:

(1) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE. A grant, loan, or tax credit provided by a state or local government to an employer, not including any incentive made pursuant to Article 13 of Chapter 23 of Title 41.

(2) EMPLOYEE. An individual who performs services for an employer for wages that are subject to withholding requirements under 26 U.S.C. § 3402.

(3) EMPLOYER. A person or entity that voluntarily pursues an economic development incentive and enters into an agreement with a state or local government for the purpose of receiving the incentive.

(4) LABOR ORGANIZATION. The same meaning as provided in Section 25-7-2.

(5) PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION. An individual’s home address, home phone number, cell phone number, or personal email address.

(6) PROJECT. The activity or enterprise for which an employer receives an economic development incentive.

(7) SECRET BALLOT ELECTION. A process conducted by an agent of the National Labor Relations Board in which an employee casts a secret ballot for or against labor organization representation.

(8) SUBCONTRACTOR. A person that has contracted with an employer to perform work or provide services.

(b) No employer shall be eligible to receive an economic development incentive for a project if the employer does any of the following:

(1) Voluntarily grants recognition rights for the employer’s employees solely and exclusively on the basis of signed labor organization authorization cards if the selection of a bargaining representative may be conducted through a secret ballot election.

(2) Voluntarily discloses an employee’s personal contact information to a labor organization or third party acting on behalf of a labor organization without the employee’s prior written consent, unless otherwise required by state or federal law.

(3) Requires a subcontractor to engage in activities prohibited by subdivision (1) or (2).

(c) An employer that engages in any activity prohibited by subsection (b) which has received an economic development incentive for any project shall be required to repay all economic development incentives received over the life of the project.

(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to any employer or subcontractor that does not directly receive an economic development incentive.

(e) This section shall not apply to any agreement between the state and an employer, or between a county or municipality and an employer, executed prior to January 1, 2025.

(f) This section shall not apply to any employer with a collective bargaining unit where an employer, as of May 13, 2024, has entered into a collective bargaining agreement for that collective bargaining unit with a labor organization or to which a secret ballot election has already occurred under applicable federal law.

(g) The Alabama Department of Revenue or administering agency of the incentive may investigate potential violations of subsection (b) and enforce this section.
Ala. Code § 25-13-23 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 13 / Section 25-13-23
Section 25-13-23 Compliance with Chapter
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are not retroactive unless otherwise stated, and equipment shall be required to comply with the applicable code at the date of installation or within the period determined by the board for compliance with ASME A17.3, whichever is more stringent. If upon the inspection of any device covered by this chapter, the equipment is found to be in dangerous condition or there is an immediate hazard to those riding or using the equipment or if the design or the method of operation in combination with devices used is considered inherently dangerous in the opinion of the administrator, the administrator shall notify the owner of the condition and shall order such alterations or additions as may be deemed necessary to eliminate the dangerous condition.
Ala. Code § 25-7-53 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 7 / Section 25-7-53
Section 25-7-53 Decision of Board
Status: in_force

The local board shall, within 10 days after the close of the hearing, render a written decision signed by them, giving such details as clearly show the nature of the controversy and the questions decided by them. One copy of the decision shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county or counties where the controversy arose. One copy shall be forwarded to the Department of Labor, to the Governor, and to each of the parties to the controversy.
Ala. Code § 25-4-132 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 25-4-132
Section 25-4-132 Assessment of Interest on Delinquent Contribution Payments
Status: in_force

Contributions unpaid on the date when they are due and payable, as provided in this chapter, or as may be provided by rules or regulations in this chapter, shall bear interest at the rate of one percent per month from and after such date until payment is received by the secretary.
Ala. Code § 25-9-24 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-9-24
Section 25-9-24 Reporting and Correction of Unsafe Conditions
Status: in_force

Unsafe conditions, known to any persons underground, that cannot be corrected by them in the course of their normal duties, shall be promptly reported to the mine foreman or direct supervisor. The supervisor to whom unsafe conditions are reported or who detects them in the course of his duties shall be responsible for seeing that they are corrected promptly and that exposure to danger of any person is prevented except as necessary in correcting the condition.
Ala. Code § 25-2-4 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 2 / Section 25-2-4
Section 25-2-4 Employees
Status: in_force

The Secretary of Labor shall, with the approval of the Governor, determine the number of employees needed for the efficient and economical performance of the functions and duties of the Department of Labor. The Secretary of Labor is authorized and empowered to make such agreements as may be necessary or proper with the Secretary of Labor or any other agency, department or bureau of the federal government with respect to the proration of salaries and expenses paid to employees of the Department of Labor whose duties are not exclusively in the performance of the functions of the unemployment compensation division. Before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, the employees of the Department of Labor shall execute to the State of Alabama bonds, to be approved by the Governor, in amounts to be fixed by the Secretary of Labor, for the faithful performance of their duties.
Ala. Code § 25-7-9 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 7 / Section 25-7-9
Section 25-7-9 Interference, Etc., with Peaceable Exercise of Lawful Industry, Business, Etc
Status: in_force

Any person who, by force or threats of violence to person or property, or who, by any means of duress prevents, or seeks to prevent, another from doing work or furnishing materials or from contracting to do work or furnish materials for or to any person engaged in any lawful business, or who disturbs, interferes with or prevents, or in any manner attempts to prevent the peaceable exercise of any lawful industry, business or calling by any other person shall, on conviction, be fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $500.00, and may also be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than 12 months.
Ala. Code § 25-1-52 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 1 / Section 25-1-52
Section 25-1-52 Requirements; Implementation
Status: in_force

(a) A private employer may have a voluntary veterans’ preference employment policy which shall:

(1) Be in writing.

(2) Be applied uniformly to employment decisions regarding hiring, promotion, or retention during a reduction in force.

(b) An employer may require that a veteran submit a DD 214 to a private employer with a veterans’ preference employment policy to be eligible for the preference.

(c) The granting of the preference may not be construed to be a violation of any local or state equal employment opportunity law.

(d) The Alabama Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Alabama Department of Labor shall assist a private employer in determining if an applicant is a veteran to the extent permitted by law and in a manner that protects personal privacy consistent with the law.
Ala. Code § 25-2-23 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 2 / Section 25-2-23
Section 25-2-23 Powers of Secretary, Officers of Department and Board of Appeals as to Witnesses
Status: in_force

The Secretary of Labor, any officer of the Department of Labor designated by the secretary and the members of the board of appeals, in the performance of any function or duty or the execution of any power prescribed by law, shall have the power to administer oaths, certify to official acts, take and cause to be taken depositions of witnesses, issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, books, accounts, payrolls, documents, records and testimony. In the event of failure of any person to comply with any subpoena lawfully issued, or on the refusal of any witness to produce evidence or to testify as to any matter regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated, it shall be the duty of any court of competent jurisdiction or of the judge thereof, upon the application of the Secretary of Labor or any officer of the Department of Labor designated by the secretary or any member of the board of appeals, to compel obedience by attachment proceedings for contempt, as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued for such court or a refusal to testify therein. Witness fees and other expenses involved in proceedings under this section shall be paid to the extent necessary, at rates specified by the Secretary of Labor, from the Unemployment Administration Fund, when such expenses are in connection with the administration of Chapter 4 of this title.
Ala. Code § 25-9-10 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-9-10
Section 25-9-10 Certificate of Competency for Fire Bosses and Mine Foremen - Examinations; Fees
Status: in_force

The board of examiners created by Section 25-9-9 shall examine qualified applicants and give certificates of competency to persons who pass the required examinations to act as mine foremen or fire bosses in any coal mine in this state. A reasonable fee, as established by the board, shall be charged for each examination given by the board, and such fee shall be paid to the Treasury of the state before the examination is begun. The examinations shall be conducted under such uniform rules, conditions, and regulations as the board shall deem most efficient for carrying into effect the spirit and intent of this chapter. Such rules, when formulated, shall be made a part of the permanent record of the board, and such of them as relate to candidates shall be published for their information and governance prior to each examination. Such rules shall be of uniform application to all candidates.
Ala. Code § 25-14-4 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 14 / Section 25-14-4
Section 25-14-4 Construction of Provisions; Scope of Business; Taxation; Competitive Bidding; Employment Information Provided by Professional Employer Organization
Status: in_force

(a) Neither this chapter nor a professional employer agreement may affect, modify, or amend any collective bargaining agreement, or the rights or obligations of any client, professional employer organization, or covered employee under the federal National Labor Relations Act, or any other similar law.

(b) Neither this chapter nor a professional employer agreement may affect, modify, or amend any state, local, or federal licensing, registration, or certification requirement applicable to any professional employer organization, client, or covered employee.

(c) A covered employee who is required to be licensed, registered, or certified according to law or regulation is solely an employee of the client for purposes of the license, registration, or certification requirement.

(d) A professional employer organization does not engage in any occupation, trade, profession, or other activity which is subject to licensing, registration, or certification requirements, or is otherwise regulated by a governmental entity solely by entering into and maintaining a professional employer organization arrangement with a covered employee who is subject to the requirement or regulation.

(e) Unless otherwise expressly agreed to by the client in the professional employer agreement, a client shall have the sole right to direct and control the professional or licensed activities of covered employees and of the business of the client.

(f)(1) After June 1, 2006, for the purpose of qualifying for the income tax capital credit allowed under Article 7, commencing with Section 40-18-190, of Chapter 18, Title 40, and for the purpose of determining other economic incentives based on employment as provided or administered by the State of Alabama or its political subdivisions, covered employees actually working full-time in the business operations of the client shall be deemed employees solely of the client. A client shall be entitled to the benefit of any tax credit, economic incentive, or other benefit arising as the result of the employment of covered employees of the client, subject to all other state and local laws controlling any benefit addressed in this sentence. When determining the Alabama apportionment factor, a client company shall include in the payroll factor the amount paid to the professional employer organization that is due to be paid to covered employees as wages earned.

(2) Any tax or fee upon professional employer services may only be imposed on the revenue from administrative fees.

(3) The tax assessed on a per capita or per employee basis shall be assessed against the client for covered employees and against the professional employer organization for its employees who are not a covered employee of a client.

(g) A bid, contract, purchase order, or agreement entered into with the state or a political subdivision of the state, a client company’s status or certification as a small, minority-owned, disadvantaged, or woman-owned business enterprise or as a historically under-utilized business is not affected because the client company has entered into an agreement with a professional employer organization or uses the services of a professional employer organization.

(h) Each professional employer organization shall provide, upon request by a client or an agency or department of this state, all employment information reasonably required by an agency or department of this state.
Ala. Code § 25-1-27 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 1 / Section 25-1-27
Section 25-1-27 Unlawful Employment Practices - Advertisement
Status: in_force

It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer, labor organization, employment agency, or joint labor-management committee to print, or cause to be printed or published, any notice or advertisement relating to employment, apprenticeship, or other training, indicating any preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination of age.
Ala. Code § 25-5-195 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-195
Section 25-5-195 False Written Representation to Employer as to Previous Compensation for Exposure to Radiation
Status: in_force

If any employee, at the time of or in the course of entering into the employment of the employer by whom the compensation would otherwise be paid, wilfully and falsely represented himself in writing to such employer as not having previously been disabled, laid off or compensated in damages, workers’ compensation, or otherwise, because of occupational exposure to radiation, or as not having previously been subjected to occupational exposure to radiation, such employee, his personal representative, parents, surviving spouse, dependents, and next of kin shall be barred from compensation or other benefits provided by this article or from recovery at common law, by statute, contract, or otherwise on account of occupational exposure to radiation subsequent to such representation and while in the employ of such employer.
Ala. Code § 25-4-119 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 25-4-119
Section 25-4-119 Compromise or Waiver of Civil Penalties or Interest Charges
Status: in_force

The secretary may compromise or waive any civil penalty or interest charge arising under the provisions of this chapter instead of commencing a civil action thereon and may compromise any such penalty or interest charge after a civil action thereon has been commenced. In such cases the secretary shall keep on file in the office of the Department of Labor at Montgomery, Alabama, the reasons for settlement by compromise, together with a statement of the amount of contribution imposed, the amount of additional contribution or penalty or interest imposed by law in consequence of neglect or delinquency, and the amount actually paid in accordance with the terms of the compromise.
Ala. Code § 25-5-190 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-190
Section 25-5-190 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

(1) OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO RADIATION. Gradual exposure to radiation over a period of time from the use of or direct contact with radium, radioactive substances, roentgen rays (X rays), or ionizing radiation, arising out of and in the course of the employment and resulting from the nature of the employment in which the employee is engaged, without regard to whether or not said exposure is inherent in the employment or can be eliminated or reduced by due care on the part of the employer. The term “occupational exposure to radiation” shall not include accidents involving sudden and violent injuries within the meaning of subdivision (9) of Section 25-5-1, such accidents being covered by such section.

(2) NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT. Such term shall mean that, as to the industry in which the employee is engaged, there is attached a particular hazard of such exposure that distinguishes it from the usual run of occupations and is in excess of the hazards of such exposure attending employment in general.
Ala. Code § 25-9-232 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-9-232
Section 25-9-232 Operation of Machinery by Repairmen
Status: in_force

Repairmen shall not operate machinery unless they are thoroughly familiar with requirements for safe operation. No person will order or require repairmen to operate machinery for moving or testing without ascertaining that the repairmen are thoroughly familiar with requirements for safe operation.
Ala. Code § 25-9-271 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-9-271
Section 25-9-271 Maintenance, Etc., of Banks; Overburden, Etc., of Open Pits
Status: in_force

(a) Guards. Excavations shall be provided with substantial barriers at points where passageways, tracks, roadways, or buildings adjoin such excavation.

(b) Loose material. All pit walls shall be kept free of unsafe loose materials. Hazardous areas shall be flagged, and no work shall be permitted in such areas.

(c) Scaling. Safe, acceptable methods shall be used for removing loose materials from the highwalls.

(d) Slope of material. Spoil piles shall be kept safely sloped to prevent loose material from sliding into the work area.

(e) Overburden. The area immediately above the highwall shall be cleared to a safe distance to prevent loose hazardous material from falling into the pit.
Ala. Code § 25-5-63 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-63
Section 25-5-63 Total Dependents - Maximum Compensation
Status: in_force

Total dependents shall be entitled to take compensation in the order named in Section 25-5-62 until the percentage of the average weekly earnings of the deceased, during the time and as specified in Section 25-5-60, shall have been exhausted; but the total compensation to be paid to all total dependents of a deceased employee shall not exceed in the aggregate the maximum weekly compensation stated in Section 25-5-68, except as otherwise provided in this article.
Ala. Code § 25-9-12 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-9-12
Section 25-9-12 Certificate of Competency for Fire Bosses and Mine Foremen - Qualifications of Fire Boss
Status: in_force

(a) Each applicant for a fire boss’s certificate of competency shall be at least 22 years old and be a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal government, and shall satisfy one of the following:

(1) Have had at least three years of practical mining experience.

(2) Have had at least one year of practical experience in or around coal mines and hold a bachelor level degree in mining engineering, geology, or a related field of study from a school accredited by the American Association of Universities, a successor organization, or by a national or regional accrediting agency that is recognized by the Secretary of the United States Department of Education.

(3) Have had at least one year and six months of practical mining experience in or around a coal mine and a bachelor level degree in any field of engineering other than mining engineering.

(4) Have had at least two years of practical experience in or around coal mines and hold an associate level degree in engineering, geology, or a related field of study from a school accredited by the American Association of Universities, a successor organization, or by a national or regional accrediting agency that is recognized by the Secretary of the United States Department of Education.

(b) Each applicant must also submit with his or her application an affidavit reflecting that he or she has met the requirements described in this section and attesting to his or her good moral character and known temperate habits. This affidavit shall be signed by three reputable citizens, at least one of whom shall be the holder of a mine foreman’s certificate.
Ala. Code § 25-1-1 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 1 / Section 25-1-1
Section 25-1-1 Duties of Employers, Etc., with Respect to Provision of Safe Employment
Status: in_force

(a) Every employer shall furnish employment which shall be reasonably safe for the employees engaged therein and shall furnish and use safety devices and safeguards and shall adopt and use methods and processes reasonably adequate to render such employment and the places where the employment is performed reasonably safe for his employees and others who are not trespassers, and he shall do everything reasonably necessary to protect the life, health and safety of his employees and others who are not trespassers.

(b) Every employer and every owner of a place of employment, place of public assembly or public building, now or hereafter constructed, shall so construct, repair and maintain the same as to render it reasonably safe; provided, however, that nothing contained in this section shall be construed or applied so as to impose upon any such owner any duties to his tenant, the members of his family, employees, guests or invitees or others entering upon the premises under the tenant’s title, or the public, not now imposed upon him by law.

(c) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this subsection:

(1) EMPLOYER. Such term includes every person, firm, corporation, partnership, joint stock association, agent, manager, representative, foreman or other person having control or custody of any employment, place of employment or of any employee, but the terms of this section shall not be construed to cover the employment of agricultural workers or domestic servants.

(2) EMPLOYEE. Such term does not and shall not include agricultural workers or domestic servants.

(3) SAFE and SAFETY. Such terms, applied to any employment or place of employment, place of public assembly or public building, shall mean “reasonably safe” or “reasonable safety” consistent with the lawful purpose of the use and occupancy of the place of employment, place of public assembly or public building and the inherent danger of the employment, the process, operation or situation involved, and, shall include conditions and methods of sanitation and hygiene reasonably necessary for the protection of the life, health and safety of the employees and others who are not trespassers.
Ala. Code § 25-10-3 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 10 / Section 25-10-3
Section 25-10-3 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

(1) SMALL BUSINESS. A business which is independently owned and operated. In addition, such business must have either fewer than 50 employees or less than $1,000,000.00 in gross receipts per year.

(2) DIVISION. The Division of Purchases and Stores of the Department of Finance.

(3) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Labor.
Ala. Code § 25-9-275 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-9-275
Section 25-9-275 Guarding of Exposed Engines, Wheels, Etc.; Safety of Tools
Status: in_force

(a) All exposed engines, wheels, screens, shafting, gears, belting, or other moving equipment shall be covered or adequately guarded in such a way as to make employees safe from injury through contact with such equipment.

(b) The operator shall be responsible for the safe condition of tools furnished employees by the operator and shall not permit the use of tools which are unsafe or permit the misuse of any tools.

(c) The employee shall be responsible for the safe condition of tools he furnishes and shall not use any such tools which are not in safe condition for use.

(d) The employee shall promptly report to the superintendent or foreman any tool being used by him which is in an unsafe condition, and said tool shall be promptly replaced or made safe by the person furnishing it.
Ala. Code § 25-5-5 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-5
Section 25-5-5 Reports of Settlements
Status: in_force

Every employer shall, within 10 days after the settlement of any case, other than a settlement approved by the court, make a report thereof in writing, giving the details of such settlement, and shall mail the same to the Department of Labor on forms approved by said department.
Ala. Code § 25-3-3 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 25-3-3
Section 25-3-3 Commissioner of Labor - Powers and Duties Generally
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2012-496, §5, effective October 1, 2012.
Ala. Code § 25-8-61 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 8 / Section 25-8-61
Section 25-8-61 Minors Employed as Models
Status: in_force

(a) Time and hour restrictions shall be under the authority of the department for persons under 18 years of age who are employed as models. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no person under 16 years of age shall work any hours that interfere with his or her school performance.

(b) Any person, firm, agency, or corporation that employs, permits, or suffers any person under 18 years of age to be used in any type of modeling shall have written consent from the parent or guardian of the person, and shall notify the Child Labor Division on a form authorized by the department, and shall comply with all of the following conditions:

(1) The parent of the person shall not let the modeling interfere with that person’s school performance.

(2) The activities enumerated shall not be detrimental to the life, health, safety, welfare, or morals of the person.

(3) A parent, guardian, or a responsible adult so designated by the parent or guardian shall accompany each person under 16 years of age to all sessions.
Ala. Code § 25-2-22 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 2 / Section 25-2-22
Section 25-2-22 Employers to Furnish Information; Access to Records, Accounts, Etc., of Employers
Status: in_force

Every employer or owner shall furnish to the Department of Labor or the board of appeals any information which the Department of Labor or the board of appeals is authorized to require, and shall make true and specific answers to all reasonable questions, whether submitted orally or in writing, authorized to be put to him. The Secretary of Labor and any authorized representative of the Department of Labor shall, for the purpose of examination, have access to and the right to copy from any book, account, record, payroll, paper, or documents relating to the employment of workers in such manner as may be reasonable and at reasonable times. Information secured under the provisions of this section shall not be published or be open to public inspection in any manner revealing the employer’s or owner’s identity; and any officer, member, or employee of the Department of Labor or the board of appeals guilty of violating this provision shall be subject to the penalties provided in this chapter.
Ala. Code § 25-11-1 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 11 / Section 25-11-1
Section 25-11-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and cited as the New Hire Act of 1997.
Ala. Code § 25-2-18 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 2 / Section 25-2-18
Section 25-2-18 Board of Appeals - Promulgation, Amendment, Etc., of Rules and Regulations - Effective Date; Publication, Etc
Status: in_force

All rules and regulations and all amendments and repeals thereof by the board of appeals shall, unless otherwise prescribed by the board of appeals, take effect 30 days after the first publication thereof and after a certified copy thereof shall have been filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Every such rule and regulation adopted and every amendment and repeal thereof by the board of appeals shall be published in such manner as the board of appeals may determine. The Secretary of Labor shall deliver a copy to every person making application therefor, and he shall include the text of each such rule or regulation, and amendment or repeal thereof, in an appendix to the annual report of the Department of Labor next following the adoption, amendment, or repeal of such rule or regulation.
Ala. Code § 25-8-50 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 8 / Section 25-8-50
Section 25-8-50 Work Permits - Transmission of Copy to Department and Monthly Report
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2009-565, p. 1654, §4, effective May 19, 2009.
Ala. Code § 25-12-8 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 12 / Section 25-12-8
Section 25-12-8 Chief Inspector
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary may appoint as chief inspector a citizen of this state who at the time of the appointment shall have not less than five years’ experience in the construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance, or repair of high pressure boilers and pressure vessels as a mechanical engineer, steam operating engineer, boilermaker, or boiler inspector and who shall pass the same type of examination prescribed under Section 25-12-11. The chief inspector may be removed for cause after due investigation by the board and its recommendation to the secretary.

(b) The chief inspector, if authorized by the secretary, shall be charged, directed, and empowered to do all of the following:

(1) To take action necessary for the enforcement of the laws of the state governing the use of boilers and pressure vessels to which this chapter applies and of the rules and regulations of the department.

(2) To keep a complete record of the name of each owner or user and his or her location and, except for pressure vessels covered by an owner or user inspection service, the type, dimensions, maximum allowable working pressure, age, and the last recorded inspection of all boilers and pressure vessels to which the chapter applies.

(3) To publish and make available to anyone requesting them copies of the rules and regulations promulgated by the department.

(4) To issue or to suspend or revoke for cause inspection certificates as provided for in Section 25-12-15.

(5) To cause the prosecution of all violators of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 25-12-11 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 12 / Section 25-12-11
Section 25-12-11 Examination of Inspectors
Status: in_force

The examination for chief, deputy, special, or owner or user inspectors shall be in writing and shall be held by the board or by an examining board appointed in accordance with the requirements of the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, with at least two members present at all times during the examination. The examination shall be confined to questions the answers to which shall aid in determining the fitness and competency of the applicant for the intended service and may be those prepared by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. If an applicant fails to pass the examination, the applicant may appeal to the board for another examination which shall be given by the board after 90 days. The record of an applicant’s examination shall be accessible to the applicant and employer of the applicant.
Ala. Code § 25-9-276 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-9-276
Section 25-9-276 “Blasting Agent” and “Explosives” Defined; Storage and Transportation of Blasting Agents, Explosives, and Detonators Generally
Status: in_force

(a)(1) “Blasting agent,” as used in this article, means any material consisting of a mixture of fuel and oxidizer which:

a. Is used or intended for use in blasting;

b. Is not classed as an explosive by the State Department of Transportation;

c. Contains no ingredients classed as an explosive by the State Department of Transportation; and

d. Cannot be detonated by a No. 8 blasting cap when tested as recommended in Bureau of Mines information circular 8179.

(2) The term “explosives,” as used in this article, includes blasting agents, unless blasting agents are expressly excluded.

(b) Main explosive storage magazines shall be located outside of the pit and shall comply with Section 25-9-131. Blasting agents shall be stored in the manner prescribed by Part 181, Title 26, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Department of the Treasury, and administered by the Internal Revenue Service.

(c) Explosives, excluding blasting agents, transported in motor trucks or other conveyances shall be transported in their original containers, and the motor trucks, vehicles, and other conveyances shall be so constructed that the explosives will be protected against shock and friction and the containers against contact with any exposed metal. Motor trucks, vehicles, or conveyances transporting explosives shall be plainly marked or placarded on both sides and the rear with the words “Explosives - Dangerous” in letters not less than three inches high.

(d) Motor trucks, vehicles, or other conveyances transporting explosives shall he handled in a safe and careful manner, and no person while smoking or under the influence of intoxicating liquor shall ride upon, drive, load, or unload a vehicle carrying explosives.

(e) No person other than those authorized to transport, load, or unload motor trucks, vehicles, or other conveyances carrying explosives shall ride with any load of explosives.

(f) No tools, other than for truck repairs, detonators, matches, or other flame producing materials shall be carried in any motor truck, vehicle, or other conveyance transporting explosives unless adequately protected against sparking.

(g) Explosives, excluding blasting agents, shall not be transported in any form of trailer nor shall any trailer be attached to a motor truck, vehicle, or other conveyance hauling explosives.

(h) All detonators shall be transported into the pit in the original containers or in suitable containers provided for the express purpose of transporting detonators or electric detonators.

(i) Persons engaged in transporting explosives, charging drill holes, or handling explosives for any purpose shall not be permitted to smoke or to use or carry any open flame.

(j) Where explosives are transported by hand, the explosives shall be carried in the original or a suitable container and capped fuse or electric detonators shall be carried separately in a separate container.
Ala. Code § 25-4-7 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 25-4-7
Section 25-4-7 Employee
Status: in_force

Except as modified by the provisions of Section 25-4-10 defining “employment,” “employee,” as used in this chapter, means any individual employed by an employer subject to this chapter, in which employment the relationship of master and servant exists between the employee and the person employing him.
Ala. Code § 25-5-196 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-196
Section 25-5-196 Which Employer Liable for Compensation of Employee; Contribution Not Required from Nonliable Employer
Status: in_force

Where compensation is payable under this article, the only employer liable, if any, shall be the employer in whose employment the employee was last exposed within a period of five years prior to the date of the injury, to the hazards of said radiation, in each of at least 12 months. The employer who is liable shall not be entitled to contribution from any other employer of such employee.
Ala. Code § 25-2-1.1 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 2 / Section 25-2-1.1
Section 25-2-1.1 Department of Industrial Relations Renamed Department of Labor
Status: in_force

(a) All powers, duties, and functions and all related records, property, equipment of, employees of, and all contractual rights, obligations of, and unexpended balances of appropriations and other funds or allocations of the Department of Labor shall be transferred to the Department of Industrial Relations which shall be renamed the Department of Labor on October 1, 2012.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever any act, section of the Code of Alabama 1975, or any other provision of law refers to the Department of Industrial Relations or the Department of Labor or the Director of Industrial Relations, the Commissioner of Labor, or the Secretary of Labor, it shall be deemed a reference to the Department of Labor and the Secretary of Labor created by Act 2012-496.
Ala. Code § 25-9-254 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-9-254
Section 25-9-254 Fire Prevention in Surface Structures
Status: in_force

(a) Oil, grease, and similar flammable materials shall be stored in closed containers, separate from other materials so as not to create a fire hazard to nearby buildings or mines. If oil or grease is stored in a building, the building or the room in which it is stored shall be of fire-resistive material and well-ventilated. Tight metal receptacles shall be provided for oily waste.

(b) Smoking in or about surface structures shall be restricted to places where it will not cause fire or an explosion.

(c) Unless existing structures located within 100 feet of any mine opening are of reasonably fireproof construction, fire doors shall be erected at effective points in mine openings to prevent smoke or fire from outside sources endangering men working underground. These doors shall be tested at least monthly to insure effective operation.
Ala. Code § 25-4-151 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 25-4-151
Section 25-4-151 Effect of Challenges to or Invalidation of Federal Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1976
Status: in_force

In the event any portion of Section 115 of the unemployment compensation amendments of 1976 (Public Law 94-566, 94th Congress, dated October 20, 1976), as it applies to the requirement for states to provide coverage of certain services performed for local governmental entities under the various states’ unemployment compensation law, is determined to be unconstitutional or invalid in a final adjudication by the courts of the United States, then from and after the date of such final adjudication, no local governmental entity of any county or municipality in the State of Alabama or their instrumentalities, or any separate public primary and secondary school system, as defined in Section 25-4-10, shall be required to participate in the unemployment compensation program; provided, that nothing herein shall be construed as invalidating the entitlement of such entities to elect coverage for their hospitals or institutions of higher education; provided further, that nothing herein shall be construed as relieving any entity of the responsibility for any contributions or payments in lieu of contributions incurred during the period prior to the date of the final adjudicational determination by the courts; provided further, that in the event any local governmental entity shall become a part of any suit in the courts of the United States challenging the constitutionality of the provisions of Section 115 of PL 94-566 and such court, of competent jurisdiction, shall temporarily stay the implementation of said provision of federal law, then during the effective period of such stay, the coverage of said services shall be stayed in this state but shall be applicable only to those entities that are, or are made, a party to the suit or included in the stay.
Ala. Code § 25-9-154 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-9-154
Section 25-9-154 Procedure Upon Discovery of Fire
Status: in_force

(a) The first person to discover a fire and any person in the vicinity shall take prompt steps to extinguish the fire.

(b) If the fire cannot be quickly extinguished, word shall be sent immediately to a competent official of the mine, who shall take charge and order all workmen out of the affected area except those designated for fire fighting.

(c) If the fire gets out of control, workmen shall be withdrawn pending action to flood or seal off the affected area. The phase shall be under the direction of the senior mine official available, in consultation with the chief of the division or a designated inspector.
Ala. Code § 25-1-28 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 1 / Section 25-1-28
Section 25-1-28 Unlawful Employment Practices - Opposition to Employer
Status: in_force

It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer, labor organization, employment agency, or joint labor-management committee to discriminate against an individual because that individual has opposed any practice which is an unlawful employment practice under this article, or because that individual has made a charge, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under this article.
Ala. Code § 25-9-362 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-9-362
Section 25-9-362 Employees, Etc., to Comply with Chapter and Rules, Etc., of Operators
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of all employees and check weighmen to comply with this chapter and to cooperate with management and the division in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Reasonable rules and regulations of the operators for the protection of employees and preservation of property that are in harmony with the provisions of this chapter or other applicable laws shall be complied with. They shall be printed on cardboard or in book form in the English language and posted at some conspicuous place about the mine or mines or given to each employee.
Ala. Code § 25-5-76 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-76
Section 25-5-76 Liability of Joint Employers
Status: in_force

In case any employee for whose injury or death compensation is payable under this article shall, at the time of the injury, be employed and paid jointly by two or more employers subject to this chapter, such employers shall contribute the payment of such compensation in the proportion of their several earnings liability to such employee. If one or more, but not all of such employers, should be subject to this article, and otherwise subject to liability for compensation hereunder, then the liability of such of them as are so subject shall be to pay the proportion of the entire compensation which their proportionate earnings liability bears to the entire earnings of the employee. Nothing in this section shall prevent any arrangement between such employers for a different distribution, as between themselves, of the ultimate burden of such compensation.
Ala. Code § 25-4-117 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 25-4-117
Section 25-4-117 Representation in Court Actions
Status: in_force

The secretary and the state, in any court action relating to this chapter or its administration and enforcement, shall be represented by any qualified attorney regularly employed by the Department of Labor, and who is designated by the secretary for such purpose; provided, however, that the secretary may request the Attorney General or such special counsel as he deems necessary to represent him in any such action.
Ala. Code § 25-5-65 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-65
Section 25-5-65 Compensation of Orphans or Other Children
Status: in_force

In computing and paying compensation to orphans or other children, in all cases, only those under 18 years of age or those over 18 years of age who are physically or mentally incapacitated from earning shall be included; the former to receive compensation only during the time they are under 18, the latter for the time they are so incapacitated, within the applicable period for which benefits are payable.
Ala. Code § 25-7-31 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 7 / Section 25-7-31
Section 25-7-31 Agreement or Combination to Deny Right to Work on Account of Membership or Nonmembership in Labor Union, Etc., Prohibited
Status: in_force

Any agreement or combination between any employer and any labor union or labor organization whereby persons not members of such union or organization shall be denied the right to work for said employer, or whereby such membership is made a condition of employment or continuation of employment by such employer, or whereby any such union or organization acquires an employment monopoly in any enterprise, is hereby declared to be against public policy and an illegal combination or conspiracy.
Ala. Code § 25-12-5 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 12 / Section 25-12-5
Section 25-12-5 Installation and Operation to Conform with Rules and Regulations
Status: in_force

No boiler or pressure vessel which does not conform to the rules and regulations of the department governing new construction and installation shall be installed and operated in this state after 12 months from the date upon which the first rules and regulations under this chapter pertaining to new construction and installation shall have become effective, unless the boiler or pressure vessel is of special design or construction and is not inconsistent with the spirit and safety objectives of the rules and regulations, in that event, a special installation and operating permit may be granted by the department.
Ala. Code § 25-4-95 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 25-4-95
Section 25-4-95 Appeals from Final Decisions of Board of Appeals or Appeals Tribunal
Status: in_force

Within 30 days after the decision of the board of appeals has become final, any party to the proceeding including the secretary who claims to be aggrieved by the decision may secure a judicial review thereof by filing a notice of appeal in the circuit court of the county of the residence of the claimant; except, that if the claimant does not reside in this state at the time the appeal is taken, the notice of appeal shall be filed in the circuit court of the county in this state in which the claimant last resided, or in the circuit court of the county in this state wherein the claimant last worked. In such action, the notice of appeal need not be verified, but shall state the grounds upon which a review is sought. A copy shall be served upon the secretary or upon such person as the secretary may designate (and for the purpose hereof, mailing a copy addressed to the secretary at Montgomery by registered or certified mail shall be deemed service on the secretary), and such service shall be deemed completed service on all parties, but there shall be left with the parties so served as many copies of the notice of appeal as there are defendants, and the secretary shall forthwith mail one copy to each defendant. The secretary shall cause to be certified and filed in the said court all documents and papers introduced in evidence before the Board of Appeals or appeals tribunal, together with the findings of fact and the decision of the Board of Appeals or the appeals tribunal, as the case may be. No circuit court shall permit an appeal from a decision allowing or disallowing a claim for benefits unless the decision sought to be reviewed is that of an appeals tribunal or of the board of appeals and unless the person filing such appeal has exhausted his administrative remedies as provided by this chapter. Trial in the circuit court shall be de novo. Actions under this chapter shall be tried by any judge of the circuit court to whom application is made at any location in said circuit, and shall be given precedence over all other civil cases except cases arising under Chapter 5 of this title. An appeal may be taken from the decision of the circuit court in the same manner as is provided in civil cases. It shall not be necessary in any judicial proceeding, under this section, to enter exceptions to the rulings of the board of appeals or the appeals tribunals, as the case may be, and no bond shall be required before entering such appeal. Upon the final determination of such judicial proceeding, the board of appeals shall enter an order in accordance with such determination.
Ala. Code § 25-4-149 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 25-4-149
Section 25-4-149 Appropriation of Funds for Payment of Benefits for State Employees Generally
Status: in_force

Such moneys as are needed to pay the state’s portion of benefits provided in this chapter are hereby appropriated from such funds as the salaries of the several state’s employees are paid.
Ala. Code § 25-9-250 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-9-250
Section 25-9-250 Use of Electrical Equipment; Maintenance, Etc., in Tipples and Cleaning Plants
Status: in_force

(a) In dangerously dusty locations, electric motors, switches, and controls shall be of dust-tight construction or enclosed with reasonably dust-tight housing or enclosures. Open-type motors, switches, or controls now in use in tipples and cleaning plants in dusty locations may be continued in use until such dust-tight equipment can be procured or until they can be corrected with reasonably dust-tight housing or enclosures.

(b) Structures shall be kept free of excessive coal dust accumulations.

(c) Where coal is dumped at or near air intake openings, reasonable provisions shall be made to prevent the dust from entering the mine.

(d) Where repairs are being made to the plant, proper scaffolding and proper overhead protection shall be provided for workmen wherever necessary.

(e) Welding shall not be done in dusty atmosphere or dusty locations, and firefighting apparatus shall be readily available during welding.
Ala. Code § 25-9-341 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-9-341
Section 25-9-341 Coal to Be Weighed and Credited to Miner
Status: in_force

All coal mined in this state contracted for payment by the ton or other measure shall be weighed or measured and the full weight or measure thereof shall be credited to the miner of such coal and 2,000 pounds shall constitute a ton of coal.
Ala. Code § 25-9-282 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-9-282
Section 25-9-282 First Aid Equipment; Training of Personnel in First Aid Methods
Status: in_force

(a) At or near every pit there shall be adequate approved first aid materials as follows: One stretcher and one broken-back board, or, if a splint stretcher combination is used, it will satisfy both the stretcher and broken-back board requirement; 24 triangular bandages (15, if a splint-stretcher combination is used); eight four-inch bandage compresses; an adequate approved burn remedy; two cloth blankets; one rubber blanket or equivalent substitute; two tourniquets; one one-ounce bottle of aromatic spirits of ammonia and one dozen ammonia ampules; and necessary complements of arm and leg splints or two each inflatable plastic arm and leg splints. All such supplies shall be kept at each location designated and shall be accessible to the miners. First aid materials shall be kept in a sanitary and usable condition. The cloth and waterproof blankets shall be kept in a moisture and dustproof container. A portable first aid kit shall be kept as near the working place as feasible.

(b) Adequate and suitable first aid equipment shall be kept at or near every pit and placed at some convenient location about the pit for use only in caring for persons needing first aid attention.

(c) Selected personnel at each surface mining operation shall be trained in first aid methods.
Ala. Code § 25-5-52 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-52
Section 25-5-52 Manner of Compensation, Etc., Provided by Chapter Exclusive
Status: in_force

Except as provided in this chapter, no employee of any employer subject to this chapter, nor the personal representative, surviving spouse, or next of kin of the employee shall have a right to any other method, form, or amount of compensation or damages for an injury or death occasioned by an accident or occupational disease proximately resulting from and while engaged in the actual performance of the duties of his or her employment and from a cause originating in such employment or determination thereof.
Ala. Code § 25-5-271 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-271
Section 25-5-271 Optional Deductibles to Be Offered in Policy; Exception
Status: in_force

Optional deductibles shall be offered in each policy insuring liability for workers’ compensation that is issued, delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed under this article on or after July 29, 1991, unless an insured employer and insurer agree to renegotiate a workers’ compensation policy in effect on July 29, 1991, so as to include a provision allowing for a deductible.
Ala. Code § 25-4-5 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 25-4-5
Section 25-4-5 Contributions; Payments in Lieu of Contributions
Status: in_force

(a) “Contributions,” as used in this chapter, means the money payments to the State Unemployment Compensation Fund, required by this chapter, on the basis of a percentage of wages.

(b) “Payments in lieu of contributions,” as used in this chapter, means the money payments to the State Unemployment Compensation Fund, required by this chapter, from employers who reimburse the fund for the amount of regular benefits and extended benefits paid that is attributable to service in the employ of such employers as is required by this chapter.
Ala. Code § 25-4-148 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 25-4-148
Section 25-4-148 Disposition of Trust Funds, Etc., in Event of Invalidity of Provisions Pertaining to Payment of Contributions and Benefits
Status: reserved

If at any time the Governor shall find that the provisions of this chapter requiring the payment of contributions and benefits have been held invalid under the Constitution of this state by the Supreme Court of this state or under the United States Constitution by the Supreme Court of the United States in such manner that any person or concern required to pay contributions under this chapter might secure a similar decision, or that the tax imposed by Title IX of the Social Security Act, as amended, or any other federal tax against which contributions under this chapter may be credited has been amended or repealed by Congress or has been held unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States, with the result that no portion of the contributions required by this chapter may be credited against such federal tax, the Governor shall publicly so proclaim and upon the date of such proclamation the provisions of this chapter requiring the payment of contributions and benefits shall be suspended. The secretary (and for the purposes of this section, the secretary shall remain or become the agency for carrying out the provisions hereof) shall thereupon forthwith requisition from the Unemployment Trust Fund all moneys therein standing to its credit and shall direct the Treasurer to deposit such moneys, together with any other moneys in the fund, as a special fund in any banks or public depositories in this state in which general funds of the state may be deposited. The secretary shall thereupon forthwith and within 60 days after receipt of such moneys, refund, without interest and in accordance with regulations prescribed by him, to each person or concern by whom contributions have been paid, his pro rata share of the total contributions paid under this chapter. After the expiration of said 60 days, the duties imposed by this section upon said secretary shall cease and determine and all powers conferred and duties imposed not then executed shall be conferred upon and executed by the Treasurer. Any interest or earnings of the fund shall be available to the secretary to pay for the costs of making such refunds. When the secretary shall have executed the duties prescribed in this section and performed such other acts as are incidental to the termination of his duties under this chapter, the Governor shall by proclamation declare that the provisions of this chapter shall cease to be operative.
Ala. Code § 25-15-6 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 15 / Section 25-15-6
Section 25-15-6 Strategic Workforce Plan; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act State Plan
Status: in_force

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that a single, unified Strategic Workforce Plan should guide state and federal workforce development policies and budget priorities that are administered by the State. The Strategic Workforce Plan shall be prepared by the executive committee, with support from the Secretary of Workforce, and published by the Department.

(b) The Secretary of Workforce shall submit the Strategic Workforce Plan to the Governor and the Legislature on or before February 1 of the first year of each legislative quadrennium. The four-year Strategic Workforce Plan shall include, among other things, statewide labor market projections for the quadrennium and recommendations for meeting labor market demand. The plan should also include recommendations for expenditure of state and federal funds for workforce development activities; analyze previous expenditures for workforce development activities and programs; make recommendations for sunsetting existing programs and developing new programs; and provide recommendations for performance and accountability metrics for all state and federal workforce programs.

(c) The plan may be updated through an annual addendum, which shall be submitted to the Governor on or before November 1 of each year. The annual addendum to the four-year Strategic Workforce Plan should include recommendations for the next fiscal year, including the expenditure of state and federal funds for workforce development activities, and should make recommendations for sunsetting existing programs and developing new programs.

(d) The board shall assist the Governor and the Secretary of Workforce in preparing the WIOA State plan, as required by federal law. The WIOA State Plan shall demonstrate that the membership of the Alabama Workforce Board satisfies the WIOA state workforce development board membership requirements, including the requirements set forth in 20 C.F.R. § 679.110(b). The executive committee may approve the WIOA State Plan. The WIOA State Plan shall be included as an addendum to the four-year Strategic Workforce Plan.

(e) When submitting a budget pursuant to Section 41-4-82, the Governor shall certify that he or she has reviewed and considered the WIOA State Plan, the Strategic Workforce Plan, and the annual addendum to the Strategic Workforce Plan as approved by the executive committee.
Ala. Code § 25-11-11 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 11 / Section 25-11-11
Section 25-11-11 Information to Be Provided to Child Support Enforcement Agencies
Status: in_force

Section 303(e), Social Security Act, requires states to provide certain unemployment compensation information to child support enforcement agencies.

(1) The custodian of records is authorized to provide unemployment compensation information to a state or local child support agency, upon request, and for the purpose of enforcing legal child support obligations.

(2) The custodian of records is authorized to provide unemployment compensation information to a state or local child support agency that turns the information over to a private contractor for purposes of establishing and collecting legal child support obligations from, and locating, individuals owing obligations.

(3) This authorization is contingent upon the existence of safeguards consistent with Section 303(e)(1)(B), Social Security Act, as determined in regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor. Until such time as these regulations are issued and adopted, the department shall assure compliance with Section 303(e)(1)(B), Social Security Act, by following the confidentiality provisions of 20 C.F.R. 603.7 pertaining to requesting agencies.
Ala. Code § 25-13-19 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 13 / Section 25-13-19
Section 25-13-19 Insurance Policies
Status: in_force

(a) Elevator contractors shall submit to the administrator an insurance policy, or certified copy thereof, issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in the state to provide general liability coverage of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) for injury or death of any number of persons in any one occurrence and with coverage of at least five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for property damage in any one occurrence and the statutory workers’ compensation insurance coverage.

(b) Elevator inspectors, not employed by the authority having jurisdiction, shall submit to the administrator an insurance policy, or certified copy thereof, issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in the state to provide general liability coverage of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) for injury or death of any number of persons in any one occurrence and with coverage of at least five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for property damage in any one occurrence and the statutory workers’ compensation insurance coverage.

(c) The policies, or duly certified copies thereof, or an appropriate certificate of insurance approved as to form by the administrator shall be delivered to the administrator before or at the time of the issuance of a license. In the event of any material alteration or cancellation of any policy, at least 10 days’ notice shall be given to the administrator.
Ala. Code § 25-2-15 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 2 / Section 25-2-15
Section 25-2-15 Board of Appeals - Sessions
Status: in_force

The board of appeals shall meet only at such times as the Secretary of Labor or the Governor shall determine a session to be in the public interest and shall notify the members thereof in writing of the time of convening. The board of appeals shall remain in session no longer than is necessary to dispose of matters pending for their consideration and determination or other action.
Ala. Code § 25-14-8 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 14 / Section 25-14-8
Section 25-14-8 Violations; Penalties
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Upon a finding that a registrant has violated a provision of Section 25-14-6 or 25-14-7, the secretary may:

a. Impose an administrative fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for every count or separate offense.

b. Impose upon the registrant the cost of investigation and prosecution, including reasonable attorney fees.

c. Refuse to register or renew the registration of an offending professional employer organization.

(2) The secretary may make, or cause to be made, investigations, audits, or reviews within or without the state as the secretary deems necessary to determine whether a person has violated or is in danger of violating this chapter, including any regulation or rule to aid in the enforcement of this chapter, including any regulation or rule promulgated pursuant to this chapter.

(3) All civil penalties collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the Professional Employer Organization Registration Administrative Trust Fund.

(b) A person who engages in the business of or acts as a professional employer organization without first registering with the department, or otherwise violates this chapter or any rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary in accordance with this chapter, shall be liable for a civil penalty for each offense of one hundred dollars ($100) for each count or separate offense. Each day of continued violation shall constitute a separate offense.

(c) In addition to the penalties provided for in this chapter, the secretary may take whatever regulatory or legal action necessary to enjoin or restrain any person engaging in the business of or acting as a professional employer organization without having first registered with the department.

(d) The controlling person of a professional employer organization who collects payments from a client representing wages, taxes, benefit payments, or insurance payments and fails to remit the funds to the appropriate governmental or private entity shall be guilty of a Class C felony.

(e) The controlling person of a client of a professional employer organization who fraudulently or falsely procures payroll checks without having adequate funds to compensate and reimburse the professional employer organization shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
Ala. Code § 25-12-4 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 12 / Section 25-12-4
Section 25-12-4 Rules and Regulations
Status: in_force

(a)(1) The department, with the advice of the board, shall formulate definitions, rules, and regulations for the safe construction, installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of boilers and pressure vessels in this state.

(2) The definitions, rules, and regulations formulated for new construction shall be based upon and at all times follow the generally accepted nationwide engineering standards, formulas, and practices established and pertaining to boiler and pressure vessel construction and safety. The department, with the advice of the board, may adopt an existing published codification, known as the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, with the amendments and interpretations made and approved by the council of the society, and may adopt the amendments and interpretations subsequently made and published by the same authority. When adopted, the codification shall be deemed to be incorporated into and shall constitute a part of the definitions, rules, and regulations of the department. Amendments and interpretations to the code shall be effective immediately upon being promulgated, to the end that the definitions, rules, and regulations shall at all times follow the generally accepted nationwide engineering standards.

(3) The department, with the advice of the board, shall formulate the rules and regulations for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of boilers and pressure vessels which were in use in this state prior to the date upon which the first rules and regulations under this chapter pertaining to existing installations become effective or during the 12-month period immediately thereafter. The rules and regulations shall be based upon and at all times follow generally accepted nationwide engineering standards and practices and may adopt the applicable sections of the Inspection Code of the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors or API 510 of the American Petroleum Institute.

(b) The rules and regulations and any subsequent amendments formulated by the department shall be adopted pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, except the board shall allow a hearing by interested parties prior to adoption. The rules when promulgated shall have the force and effect of law, except that the rules applying to the construction of new boilers and pressure vessels shall not become mandatory until 12 months after their promulgation by the department. Notice of the hearing shall give the time, the place, and state the matters to be considered at the hearing.

(c) Subsequent amendments to the rules and regulations adopted by the department shall be permissive immediately and shall become mandatory 12 months after their promulgation.
Ala. Code § 25-17-1 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 17 / Section 25-17-1
Section 25-17-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Renewing Coal-Impacted Communities Act.
Ala. Code § 25-4-73 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 25-4-73
Section 25-4-73 Individual Weekly Benefit Payment
Status: in_force

(a) Each eligible individual who is totally unemployed or partially unemployed in any week beginning on or after July 3, 1983, shall be paid with respect to such week a benefit in an amount equal to his or her weekly benefit amount, less that part of the wages, if any, payable to him or her with respect to such week which is in excess of one third of the weekly benefit amount. Such benefit, if not a multiple of one dollar ($1), shall be computed to the nearest multiple of one dollar ($1).

(b) With respect to weeks beginning prior to January 1, 1989, each eligible individual shall be paid with respect to such week as was provided in this section prior to such date.

(c) With respect to benefit years effective on or after August 1, 2012, an individual shall serve a one-week waiting period with no benefits payable during the first compensable week within a benefit year. The waiting week shall not be counted as a week of unemployment for the purposes of this section.
Ala. Code § 25-5-318 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-318
Section 25-5-318 One-Time Discount to Small Employers
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this article, “small employer” means an employer who is not experienced-rated for workers’ compensation insurance purposes and whose annual workers’ compensation premium is less than $5,000.00.

(b) The Department of Insurance shall promulgate a plan by which all insurance companies writing workers’ compensation insurance in this state shall grant a one-time discount to small employers who qualify under this article and by which surcharges are assessed against small employers who experience two or more employee on-the-job injuries resulting in payment of indemnity or medical payments during a one-year period.

(c) A small employer who has not experienced an employee on-the-job injury resulting in payment of indemnity or medical payments during the most recent one-year period for which statistics are available shall receive a one-time discount of 10 percent on the amount of the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance premium.

(d) A small employer who has not experienced an employee on-the-job injury resulting in payment of indemnity or medical payments during the most recent two-year period for which statistics are available shall receive a one-time discount of 15 percent on the amount of the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance premium.

(e) A small employer who has experienced one employee on-the-job injury resulting in payment of indemnity or medical payments during the most recent one-year period for which statistics are available is not eligible for a discount on the amount of the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance premium, as otherwise would be available under subsections (c) or (d) of this section.

(f) A small employer who has experienced two or more employee on-the-job injuries resulting in payment of indemnity or medical payments during the most recent one-year period for which statistics are available shall be assessed a surcharge of 10 percent on the amount of the employer’s workers’ compensation premium; provided, however, no surcharge shall be assessed unless the small employer has received a discount, under subsections (c) or (d) of this section for the previous policy year.

(g) The discounts and surcharges under this article are not cumulative. For any annual workers’ compensation premium, a small employer may not receive a discount of more than 15 percent, and a small employer may not be required to pay a surcharge of more than 10 percent.

(h) Within 30 days after one year following May 19, 1992, the Insurance Commissioner shall make a report to the Governor, with copies to the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the Premium Incentives for Small Employers Program. This report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of employers participating in this program, the numbers and amounts of discounts and surcharges and any recommendations regarding this program.
Ala. Code § 25-9-211 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-9-211
Section 25-9-211 Maintenance, Etc., of Mine Locomotives and Other Haulage Equipment
Status: in_force

(a) Mine locomotives must be maintained so that brakes are adequate and in good order, sand riggings are operative, and locomotives are in safe operating condition.

(b) Other rolling stock must be maintained so that its condition does not entail undue hazards to transportation crews or to workmen whose duties require them to work around the haulage.

(c) Cars must be kept reasonably tight to hold coal spillage within practical limits.

(d) Motormen shall inspect locomotives before operating and report conditions found that make operation hazardous. They shall exercise a degree of care of haulage equipment consistent with the type of service and conditions of operation.
Ala. Code § 25-1-26 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 1 / Section 25-1-26
Section 25-1-26 Unlawful Employment Practices - Licensure, Etc
Status: in_force

It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee to discriminate against an individual seeking a license, certification, or seeking to take or pass an examination, because of the age of the individual.
Ala. Code § 25-9-30 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-9-30
Section 25-9-30 Persons Under 18 Not to Work in or About Mines
Status: in_force

No person under the age of 18 shall be employed to work or labor in or about any coal mine in this state.
Ala. Code § 25-5-201 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-201
Section 25-5-201 Settlements Between Parties; Determination of Disputed Compensation Claims
Status: in_force

The interested parties shall have the right to settle all matters of compensation and all questions arising under this article between themselves in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Article 3 of this chapter, and, in case of a dispute, either party may submit the controversy to the circuit court in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Article 3 of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 25-1-50 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 1 / Section 25-1-50
Section 25-1-50 Short Title
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Voluntary Veterans’ Preference Employment Policy Act.
Ala. Code § 25-5-119 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-119
Section 25-5-119 Computation of Compensation and Benefits Payable Under Article
Status: in_force

The compensation payable for death or disability caused by an occupational disease, as defined in this article, shall be computed in the same manner and in the same amounts as provided in Article 3 of this chapter for computing compensation for disability or death resulting from an accident arising out of and in the course of the employment and the medical, surgical, hospital, and burial benefits payable under this article caused by said disease shall be computed in the same manner and in the same amounts as provided in Article 3 of this chapter for computing like benefits. The date of injury, as defined in Section 25-5-117, shall be considered the date of the accident for determining the applicable medical, surgical, and hospital benefits, the minimum and maximum weekly benefits and the limitation on the total amount of compensation payable for such occupational disease.
Ala. Code § 25-13-11 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 13 / Section 25-13-11
Section 25-13-11 Comity
Status: in_force

A license may be issued to a sole proprietor, firm, or corporation holding a valid license from a state having standards substantially equal to those of this chapter, upon application.
Ala. Code § 25-5-115 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-115
Section 25-5-115 False Written Representation to Employer as to Previous Compensation for Occupational Disease
Status: in_force

If an employee, at the time of or in the course of entering into the employment of the employer by whom the compensation would otherwise be paid, wilfully and falsely represented himself in writing to such employer as not having previously been compensated in damages, or under this article, because of occupational disease, as defined in this article, such employee, his personal representative, parents, surviving spouse, dependents, and next of kin shall be barred from compensation or other benefits provided by this article or from recovery at common law by statute, contract, or otherwise on account of occupational disease as defined in this article, resulting from exposure to the hazards of such disease subsequent to such representation and while in the employ of such employer.
Ala. Code § 25-1-23 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 1 / Section 25-1-23
Section 25-1-23 Unlawful Employment Practices - Employment Agency
Status: in_force

It is an unlawful employment practice for an employment agency to fail or refuse to refer for employment, or otherwise to discriminate against an individual because of the age of the individual.
Ala. Code § 25-8-53 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 8 / Section 25-8-53
Section 25-8-53 School Attendance Officers
Status: in_force

Every school attendance officer shall report to the department every known violation of this chapter. School attendance officers shall have the same right of access to and inspection of establishments where minors are or may be employed or detained as is given by law to the department. A report of every entry and inspection of those establishments shall be made to the department. School attendance officers, when authorized by the department, may institute prosecutions.
Ala. Code § 25-12-17 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 12 / Section 25-12-17
Section 25-12-17 Operation Without Valid Inspection Certificate
Status: in_force

After 12 months for power boilers, 24 months for low pressure steam heating, hot water heating, and hot water supply boilers, and 36 months for pressure vessels following July 1, 2001, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to operate in this state a boiler or pressure vessel, except a pressure vessel covered by owner or user inspection service as provided for in Section 25-12-15, without a valid inspection certificate. The operation of a boiler or pressure vessel without the inspection certificate or at a pressure exceeding that specified in the inspection certificate or in violation this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor.
Ala. Code § 25-4-56 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 25-4-56
Section 25-4-56 Payment of Interest on Moneys Advanced by Federal Government - Creation of Special Interest Payment Fund; Deposits; Administration; Disposition
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a special fund, to be known as the “Special Interest Payment Fund,” into which shall be deposited all moneys collected under the provisions of Section 25-4-55. All moneys in the Special Interest Payment Fund shall be deposited, administered and disbursed in the same manner and under the same conditions and requirements as is provided by law in Section 25-4-31.

Moneys in this fund shall be used by the secretary for the payment of interest on moneys advanced by the federal government, shall be continuously available to the secretary for expenditures in accordance with the provisions of Sections 25-4-55 through 25-4-58 and appropriate federal laws and shall not lapse at any time. Any interest earned on moneys in this special fund shall accrue to the special fund.
Ala. Code § 25-9-80 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-9-80
Section 25-9-80 Main Fans
Status: in_force

(a) All main fans shall be installed on the surface, in fireproof housings, the fan situated not less than 30 feet from its air shaft or air course and on one side of the line of such opening so that the fan will not be in direct line of the force of a blast or explosion. The air duct connecting the fan with the mine opening shall be fireproof and provided with self-closing explosion doors.

(b) In mines ventilated with multiple fans, each main fan shall be equipped with fireproof doors automatically closing in the event of a fan failure to prevent air reversal through the fan.

(c) Every main fan installed after August 12, 1949, ventilating a mine classed as gassy, must have an auxiliary drive mechanism that will operate the fan at not less than 80 percent of its regular volume. Dual fan installations, independently powered so that one is operative at 80 percent of regular volume during electrical failures, meet this requirement.

(d) All main fans are required to be provided with a pressure-recording gauge, or water gauge, and, unless attended constantly, an automatic device to give alarm when the fan slows down or stops. This device shall be placed so that its alarm will be seen or heard by a responsible person.

(e) Each main fan ventilating all or part of a mine shall be on a separate power circuit, independent of the underground circuit.

(f) Main fan installations shall be protected from wood fire, grass fire, and rubbish fire for at least 100 feet in all directions from the fan installations, where physical conditions permit.

(g) The main fan shall be inspected daily and a record kept of the inspection. This inspection may be made by any competent person so designated.

(h) In mines, when the main fan fails or stops, immediate action shall be taken to cut off power from the mine or the area of the mine ventilated by that main fan, and the men shall be withdrawn from the face regions. If ventilation is restored in a reasonable time, the face regions and other places where methane is likely to accumulate shall be reexamined by certified persons, and, if found to be free from explosive gas, power may be restored and work resumed. If the interruption continues for an indefinite or extended period, all underground employees shall be required to leave the mine or the part of the mine ventilated by the main fan that is out of operation. Mines ventilated by more than one main fan shall be considered as having only one fan in the application of this section unless all returns to the fans are entirely separated and escapeways to the surface are available from the areas ventilated by other fans without necessity for any person passing through any area not properly ventilated.

(i) Main fans ventilating mines shall be operated continuously, except when the mine is shut down with all power underground cut off and with all men out of the mine. When the fan is started again, the mine shall be examined for gas and other hazards by certified persons and declared safe before underground power may be restored and men other than the examiners permitted to enter the mine.
Ala. Code § 25-5-4 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-4
Section 25-5-4 Reports and Records of Injuries for Which Compensation Claimed
Status: in_force

An employer shall keep a record of all injuries, fatal or otherwise, received by his or her employees arising out of and in the course of their employment and for which compensation is claimed or paid. Within 15 days after the occurrence of the injuries and knowledge thereof by the employer, a report of the same shall be made to the department on forms approved by the department. At the discretion of the secretary, reports received under this chapter may be destroyed after 12 years.
Ala. Code § 25-9-301 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-9-301
Section 25-9-301 Map of Mine - Failure or Refusal to Furnish
Status: in_force

Whenever the operator of any coal mine shall neglect or refuse or for any cause not satisfactory to the department fails to furnish to it the map or plan of such mine or a copy thereof or of the extension thereto, as provided for in this article, such operator shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition thereto, the department may make or cause to be made an accurate map or plan of such mine at the expense of the owner thereof, and the cost of the same may be recovered by law from the operator in the same manner as other debts by civil action in the name of the Secretary of Labor and for its use.
Ala. Code § 25-15-5 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 15 / Section 25-15-5
Section 25-15-5 Alabama Workforce Board Executive Committee; Creation; Purpose. (Amended by Act 2026-538)
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-538, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

(a) There is established the Executive Committee of the Alabama Workforce Board which shall be comprised of seven members, including the Governor or the Governor’s designee, the Chair of the Alabama Workforce Board, and five executive level business leaders who shall be appointed by the Governor, and who may or may not be members of the Alabama Workforce Board. The Secretary of Workforce shall serve as a non-voting ex officio member of the executive committee.

(b)(1) The appointed members of the executive committee shall be appointed to serve a five-year term, provided that the initial appointees’ terms shall be designated by the Governor as follows: one member shall serve a term of one year, one member shall serve a term of two years, one member shall serve a term of three years, one member shall serve a term of four years, and one member shall serve a term of five years.

(2) Any appointed member may be re-appointed, but no appointed member may serve on the executive committee for more than a total of 10 consecutive years from the date of initial appointment. Terms shall begin on July 1 of the first year of the appointed member’s term and end on June 30 of the final year of that member’s term.

(3) Notwithstanding subdivision (2), appointed members of the executive committee may continue to serve after the expiration of their term until their successors have been appointed. Vacancies shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term.

(c) The Governor shall appoint a chair and vice chair of the executive committee.

(d) The executive committee shall meet at least two times per year but may meet more frequently at the call of the chair or the Governor.

(e) The executive committee shall be responsible for reviewing budget requests, making recommendations for the expenditure of state and federal funds for workforce development activities, assisting the Secretary of Workforce in preparing the consolidated workforce development budget recommendation, working with the Secretary of Workforce to prepare the Strategic Workforce Plan, developing recommended performance goals and evaluation metrics related to the expenditure of state and federal funds for workforce development activities, and working with the Secretary of Workforce to provide oversight of the Alabama Workforce Board.

(f) Meetings of the executive committee shall be subject to the Open Meetings Act.
Ala. Code § 25-4-137 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 25-4-137
Section 25-4-137 Adjustments or Refunds
Status: in_force

(a) If, not later than four years after the date on which any contributions, penalties, or interest became due, an employer who has paid such contributions, penalties, or interest thereon shall make application for an adjustment thereof in connection with subsequent contribution payments, or for a refund thereof because such adjustment cannot be made, and the secretary shall determine that such contributions, penalties, or interest, or any portion thereof, was erroneously collected, the secretary shall allow such employer to make an adjustment thereof in connection with subsequent contribution liability, or, if such adjustment cannot be made, the secretary may refund such contributions, interest, and penalties from the clearing account. Any refund of interest and/or penalties which have been transferred to the Special Employment Security Administration Fund shall be made from the Special Employment Security Administration Fund, provided for in Section 25-4-142. If the secretary shall deny, in whole or in part, any such application, the applicant may within 60 days after notice of such action, to be given by the secretary by mail, appeal to the circuit court of the county wherein is the principal place of business of the applicant, and the trial in that court shall be without a jury, and the court shall render such judgment as the facts and circumstances warrant. For like cause and within four years, adjustment or refund may be made on the secretary’s own initiative.

(b) The amount of any adjustments or refunds made under this section shall be reduced by the sum of any benefits that shall have been paid based on the wages on which contributions are to be refunded. Such reduction shall be made first from the employee contributions withheld from wages of those employees to whom such benefits were paid and the remainder from the employer contributions; provided, however, that no such reduction in the amount of any adjustment or refund under this section shall be made if such contributions were paid under protest and such benefits were paid prior to final adjudication of such protest.

(c) Before any adjustment or refund may be made under the provisions of this section, the employer must conform to applicable rules and regulations of the secretary with respect to the refund to the employees entitled thereto of any moneys deducted by the employer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 25-5-333 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-333
Section 25-5-333 Elements of Program
Status: in_force

(a) A drug-free workplace program shall contain all the following elements:

(1) A written policy statement as provided in Section 25-5-334.

(2) Substance abuse testing as provided in Section 25-5-335.

(3) Resources of employee assistance providers maintained in accordance with Section 25-5-336.

(4) Employee education as provided in Section 25-5-337(a).

(5) Supervisor training in accordance with Section 25-5-337(b).

(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), a drug-free workplace program shall be implemented in compliance with the confidentiality standards provided in Section 25-5-339.
Ala. Code § 25-5-3 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-3
Section 25-5-3 Secretary to Prepare and Distribute Forms, Etc
Status: in_force

The secretary shall prepare and cause to be printed, at the expense of the state, and to be paid for as other supplies are paid for, and upon request furnish free sample copies to any employer or employee the blank forms and literature as he or she shall deem requisite to facilitate or promote the efficient administration of Articles 2, 3, and 4 of this chapter, other than the papers relating to court proceedings. The secretary shall adopt and cause a standardized claim reimbursement form to be used by providers. The secretary shall also assist providers in developing a system for electronic reporting, billing, and payment in workers’ compensation cases. Standardized claim reimbursement forms for physicians licensed to practice medicine and for other providers shall be approved by the secretary and the Workers’ Compensation Medical Services Board. If the board and the secretary are unable to agree on a standardized claim reimbursement form for physicians within three months following May 19, 1992, then the form shall be established under Section 27-1-16.
Ala. Code § 25-14-11 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 14 / Section 25-14-11
Section 25-14-11 Promulgation of Rules
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this chapter in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(b) All registrants are governed and controlled by this chapter and the rules adopted by the department.

(c) The secretary shall adopt all rules in accordance with the intent and spirit of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 25-16-1 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 16 / Section 25-16-1
Section 25-16-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) COUNCIL or STEM COUNCIL. The Alabama Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Council created by this chapter. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Workforce. (3) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The executive committee of the council. (4) STEM. Science, technology, engineering, and math. (5) STEM CAREERS. Careers that utilize concepts from the STEM fields including, but not limited to, engineering, life science, accounting, astronomy, physics, chemistry, earth science, math and computing, information science, artificial intelligence, health and medicine, including physicians, nurses, technicians, and social sciences, including political science and economics. (6) STEM EDUCATION. Education that entails more than achieving competency in individual STEM subject areas and requires students to be able to integrate concepts from multiple disciplines and use that knowledge to solve complex problems. The term often includes instructional practices that actively engage all students in an interdisciplinary project or problem-based approach, tied to a real world, authentic challenge through which students use various technologies to assist their inquiry, research, and communication.

(1) COUNCIL or STEM COUNCIL. The Alabama Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Council created by this chapter.

(2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Workforce.

(3) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The executive committee of the council.

(4) STEM. Science, technology, engineering, and math.

(5) STEM CAREERS. Careers that utilize concepts from the STEM fields including, but not limited to, engineering, life science, accounting, astronomy, physics, chemistry, earth science, math and computing, information science, artificial intelligence, health and medicine, including physicians, nurses, technicians, and social sciences, including political science and economics.

(6) STEM EDUCATION. Education that entails more than achieving competency in individual STEM subject areas and requires students to be able to integrate concepts from multiple disciplines and use that knowledge to solve complex problems. The term often includes instructional practices that actively engage all students in an interdisciplinary project or problem-based approach, tied to a real world, authentic challenge through which students use various technologies to assist their inquiry, research, and communication.
Ala. Code § 25-7-14 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 7 / Section 25-7-14
Section 25-7-14 Adoption and Use of Labels or Devices by Unions or Associations of Workingmen
Status: in_force

Any union or association of workingmen may adopt and use a label or device for the purpose of designating and distinguishing any goods, wares, or merchandise or other product of the labor of the association or union of workingmen or of a member or members of the association or union. A copy of any such label or device may be filed in the office of the Secretary of State upon payment of a fee of $1.00.
Ala. Code § 25-7-4 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 7 / Section 25-7-4
Section 25-7-4 Boards of Mediation
Status: in_force

The Governor may, whenever he considers it expedient, appoint a board of mediation, consisting of three members, for the purpose of gathering facts and information and hearing evidence concerning the cause of any strike, lockout, or other dispute or disagreement between employees or between any employer and his employees, for the purpose of making recommendations for the peaceable solution thereof, and, if the parties involved in such strike, lockout, or other dispute or disagreement shall in writing submit to such board such strike, lockout, or other dispute or disagreement for arbitration, which written submission must contain an agreement to abide by the determination or award of the board, then also for the purpose of arbitrating such strike, lockout, or other dispute or disagreement. One member of the board shall be a person who, on account of his previous employment or affiliations, shall be generally classified as a representative of employers. One member of the board shall be a person who, on account of his previous employment or affiliations, shall be generally classified as a representative of employees. One member of the board shall represent the interest of the public, shall not be generally classified as a representative of employers or of employees and shall be chairman of the board. The Governor may, if he so elects, serve as one of the three members thereof, in which event the Governor shall represent the interests of the public and serve as chairman of the board. Members of such board shall be paid their expenses, as provided in Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 36, and $20.00 per day for each day the board is necessarily in session, except, that the Governor shall not be entitled to any such per diem allowance. The board of mediation shall have the same power and authority to subpoena witnesses and to compel the production of books, records, documents, and papers as the Secretary of Labor or the members of the board of appeals have under Chapter 2 of this title, and the same power and authority to enter any place of employment, place of public assembly or public building as the Secretary of Labor has under Chapter 2 of this title. The board of mediation shall make a finding of facts and a recommendation for settling such strike, lockout, or other dispute or disagreement, and, if such strike, lockout, or other dispute or disagreement shall have been submitted for arbitration, a determination or award, which may be enforced by any circuit court in the same manner as other determinations or awards of matters submitted for arbitration. Such board shall remain in session no longer than is necessary to accomplish the purposes for which it was appointed, and in no event more than 30 days in which to make a determination, but the board shall be allowed an additional 10 days’ time to make their findings of fact and recommendation for settling such strike, lockout, or other dispute or disagreement, and, as soon as it shall have rendered its findings of fact, recommendation, determination, or award, it shall be discharged. Copies of each finding of facts, recommendation, determination, and award shall be submitted to the Governor, to the Secretary of the Department of Labor, and to each party or a representative of each party to such strike, lockout, dispute, or disagreement.
Ala. Code § 25-5-17 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5-17
Section 25-5-17 Severability
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act are expressly declared not to be severable. If any provision of this act shall be adjudged to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, then this entire act shall be invalid and held for naught.
Ala. Code § 25-8-36 — Alabama Code / Title 25 / Chapter 8 / Section 25-8-36
Section 25-8-36 Time Restrictions
Status: in_force

(a) No person 14 or 15 years of age shall be employed, permitted, or suffered to work in any gainful occupation for more than six days in any one week, or for more than 40 hours in any one week, or for more than eight hours in any one day, or before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. during school summer vacation. During the time school is in regular session, no person 14 or 15 years of age shall be employed, permitted, or suffered to work in any gainful occupation for more than six days in any one week, or for more than eight hours on a non-school day, or more than three hours on a school day, or for more than 18 hours in any school week, and not before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m.

(b) No person 16, 17, or 18 years of age, who is enrolled in any public or private primary or secondary school system, shall work between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on any night preceding a school day. The appropriate county or city superintendent of schools, or where there is no superintendent, the school headmaster, may grant exemptions to the above time restrictions. Exemptions shall be granted only when the individual circumstances are found to be in the best interests of the minor. Information of any exemptions granted shall be transmitted to a child labor inspector on a form authorized by him or her.