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AL Code § 25-8-47 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 8 - Child Labor.|Section 25-8-47 - Work Permits - Application; Required Papers; Officer Authorized to Administer Oaths for Affidavits.

Section 25-8-47Work permits - Application; required papers; officer authorized to administer oaths for affidavits. Repealed by Act 2009-565, p. 1654, §4, effective May 19, 2009. (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §16.)
AL Code § 25-8-48 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 8 - Child Labor.|Section 25-8-48 - Work Permits - Issuance to Persons 16 Years of Age or Older Without Records and Approval.

Section 25-8-48Work permits - Issuance to persons 16 years of age or older without records and approval. Repealed by Act 2009-565, p. 1654, §4, effective May 19, 2009. (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §17.)
AL Code § 25-8-49 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 8 - Child Labor.|Section 25-8-49 - Work Permits - Contents and Forms.

Section 25-8-49Work permits - Contents and forms. Repealed by Act 2009-565, p. 1654, §4, effective May 19, 2009. (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §18.)
AL Code § 25-8-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 8 - Child Labor.|Section 25-8-50 - Work Permits - Transmission of Copy to Department and Monthly Report.

Section 25-8-50Work permits - Transmission of copy to department and monthly report. Repealed by Act 2009-565, p. 1654, §4, effective May 19, 2009. (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §19.)
AL Code § 25-8-51 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 8 - Child Labor.|Section 25-8-51 - Cancellation of Child Labor Certificate.

Section 25-8-51Cancellation of child labor certificate. Any official charged with the enforcement of this chapter may cancel any child labor certificate found to be illegally or improperly obtained. When the certificate is cancelled, the employer shall be notified, and thereafter it shall be unlawful to employ minors under that certificate. A minor may be re-employed after a new child labor certificate is properly issued in accordance with this chapter. (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §20; Act 2009-565, p. 1654, §3.)
AL Code § 25-8-52 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 8 - Child Labor.|Section 25-8-52 - Routine Inspections of Business Establishments.

Section 25-8-52Routine inspections of business establishments. The department shall have the right to enter, without prior notice or warrant, any business establishment for the purpose of routine inspections. These visits shall be conducted as frequently as needed to insure that minors are employed in compliance with this chapter. The department shall enforce this chapter and may assess civil penalties or institute criminal prosecution for any violation of this chapter. (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §21; Act 2012-231, p. 424, §1.)
AL Code § 25-8-53 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 8 - Child Labor.|Section 25-8-53 - School Attendance Officers.

Section 25-8-53School attendance officers. 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. (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §22.)
AL Code § 25-8-54 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 8 - Child Labor.|Section 25-8-54 - Working Conditions.

Section 25-8-54Working conditions. Every person, firm, or corporation owning or controlling any establishment wherein minors are employed shall keep the establishment in a sanitary condition and properly ventilated, and shall provide suitable and convenient restrooms, separate for each sex, and in the number and locations required by the department. When 20 or more persons are employed, sanitary drinking fountains shall be provided in the number the department deems necessary. All restrooms shall be maintained inside the establishments, except in situations in which it is impracticable, in the opinion of the department. (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §23.)
AL Code § 25-8-55 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 8 - Child Labor.|Section 25-8-55 - Inspection and Issuance of Order for Correction of Unsanitary or Unhealthy Conditions.

Section 25-8-55Inspection and issuance of order for correction of unsanitary or unhealthy conditions. The department shall inspect thoroughly every establishment wherein persons subject to this chapter are employed and shall issue a written order for the correction of unsanitary or unhealthy conditions in those establishments and shall report those conditions to public health officials. (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §24.)
AL Code § 25-8-56 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 8 - Child Labor.|Section 25-8-56 - Removal of Minor From Establishment.

Section 25-8-56Removal of minor from establishment. The department shall remove from any establishment any minor found employed or working, contrary to law, or who is afflicted with any infectious, contagious, or communicable disease, or whose physical condition is such that it makes it hazardous for the person to perform the work. (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §25.)
AL Code § 25-8-57 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 8 - Child Labor.|Section 25-8-57 - Discrimination Prohibited Against Persons Disclosing Information, Making Charges, Refusing to Obey Illegal Orders, Etc.

Section 25-8-57Discrimination prohibited against persons disclosing information, making charges, refusing to obey illegal orders, etc. (a) No person shall discriminate against any individual because the individual has opposed any act or practice made unlawful by this chapter or because the individual made a charge, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under this chapter. (b) No employer, agent of an employer, or any other person shall discharge or otherwise discipline, threaten, harass, blacklist, or in any other manner discriminate against an applicant, employee, former employee, or any other person because that individual disclosed any information not prohibited from disclosure by statute, refused to obey an illegal order, or in any other manner not prohibited by statute challenged or revealed any violation of this chapter. (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §26.)
AL Code § 25-8-58 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 8 - Child Labor.|Section 25-8-58 - Person Selling Article to Minor for Resale on Streets or Public Place Required to Ascertain Whether Minor Has Permit.

Section 25-8-58Person selling article to minor for resale on streets or public place required to ascertain whether minor has permit. Repealed by Act 2009-565, p. 1654, §4, effective May 19, 2009. (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §27.)
AL Code § 25-8-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 8 - Child Labor.|Section 25-8-60 - Minors Employed as Actors or Performers.

Section 25-8-60Minors employed as actors or performers. (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. (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §29; Act 2009-565, p. 1654, §3; Act 2012-231, p. 424, §1.)
AL Code § 25-8-61 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 8 - Child Labor.|Section 25-8-61 - Minors Employed as Models.

Section 25-8-61Minors employed as models. (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. (Acts 1995, No. 95-604, p. 1263, §30; Act 2000-706, p. 1479, §1; Act 2009-565, p. 1654, §3.)
AL Code § 25-10-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 10 - Small Business Assistance.|Section 25-10-1 - Short Title.

Section 25-10-1Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "The Small Business Assistance Act of 1975." (Acts 1975, No. 1229, p. 2582, §1.)
AL Code § 25-10-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 10 - Small Business Assistance.|Section 25-10-2 - Declaration of Public Policy and Legislative Intent.

Section 25-10-2Declaration of public policy and legislative intent. The legislative intent of this chapter is declared to be as follows: The most important element of the American economic system of private enterprise is free and vigorous competition. Only through the existence of free and vigorous competition can free entry into business and opportunities for personal initiative and individual achievement be assured. The preservation and expansion of such competition is essential for our economic well-being. In order to insure such competition, small business concerns must be encouraged and developed, and it is the declared policy of the state to aid, counsel, and assist, in every practical manner, the interests of small business concerns in order to preserve free competitive enterprise and to insure that a fair proportion of the total purchases and contracts or subcontracts for property, commodities, and services for the state be placed with small businesses. (Acts 1975, No. 1229, p. 2582, §2.)
AL Code § 25-10-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 10 - Small Business Assistance.|Section 25-10-3 - Definitions.

Section 25-10-3Definitions. 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. (Acts 1975, No. 1229, p. 2582, §3.)
AL Code § 25-10-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 10 - Small Business Assistance.|Section 25-10-5 - Public Hearings; Powers of Department as to Witnesses, Records, Etc.

Section 25-10-5Public hearings; powers of department as to witnesses, records, etc. In the administration of this chapter, the department shall have the power to conduct public hearings for the purposes of determining the law's effectiveness, determining methods and standards of administration and to otherwise assist in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. The department shall have the authority to administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions, issue subpoenas, and compel the attendance of witnesses and production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records deemed necessary as evidence. (Acts 1975, No. 1229, p. 2582, §7.)
AL Code § 25-10-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 10 - Small Business Assistance.|Section 25-10-6 - Advisory Council.

Section 25-10-6Advisory council. There is hereby created an advisory council to the department to be composed of representatives of designated small business enterprises to be named as follows: Five by the Governor, two each by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one by the secretary of the department to serve ex officio as chairman of the council. The members of the council shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for travel and other necessary expenses out of any funds appropriated to the department. The council shall meet at least quarterly or more often when necessary at the call of the chairman in consultation with the secretary of the department, who shall also serve without additional compensation as executive director of the council. (Acts 1975, No. 1229, p. 2582, §10.)
AL Code § 25-10-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 10 - Small Business Assistance.|Section 25-10-7 - Reports and Recommendations of Department.

Section 25-10-7Reports and recommendations of department. The department shall make a written report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairman of the Senate and House commerce committees at least once each year, such report to be made no later than December 1. The report shall advise the Governor, the Speaker, the president, and the designated chairmen concerning the administration and operation of this chapter and shall contain such recommendations for amendment of this chapter as the department and the advisory council provided for in Section 25-10-6 deem proper. (Acts 1975, No. 1229, p. 2582, §9.)
AL Code § 25-10-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 10 - Small Business Assistance.|Section 25-10-8 - Cooperation of Department With Federal Agencies; Adoption of Administrative Rules, Regulations, etc.; Cooperation of Other State Departments or Agencies With Department.

Section 25-10-8Cooperation of department with federal agencies; adoption of administrative rules, regulations, etc.; cooperation of other state departments or agencies with department. In the administration of this chapter, the department shall cooperate to the fullest extent consistent with the provisions of this chapter with those agencies of the United States government whose programs are complimentary to the objectives and purposes hereof, and shall take such action, through the adoption of administrative rules, regulations, and standards, as may be necessary to secure to this state and its citizens all advantages available under such federal programs and to otherwise assist the citizens of this state in realizing their full economic potential. Each department or other agency of the state shall cooperate with the department in carrying out the purposes of this chapter and shall, when so requested by the department, submit such reports and information as may be necessary or helpful. (Acts 1975, No. 1229, p. 2582, §6.)
AL Code § 25-10-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 10 - Small Business Assistance.|Section 25-10-9 - Meaningful Percentage of Total Purchases of Articles, Services, etc., of State Departments or Agencies to Be Awarded, etc., to Small Businesses; Designation of Meaningful Percentage; Waiver of Requirements of Section.

Section 25-10-9Meaningful percentage of total purchases of articles, services, etc., of state departments or agencies to be awarded, etc., to small businesses; designation of meaningful percentage; waiver of requirements of section. Notwithstanding the provisions of the state bid law or other conflicting statutes of this state, it is herewith provided: (1) It shall be the policy of the state that, whenever practical, a meaningful percentage of each department's or agency's total purchases of articles, equipment, commodities, supplies, materials, services, or contracts be procured or otherwise awarded to small businesses. (2) This meaningful percentage shall not be less than 10 percent of the annual value of any department's or agency's total purchases of articles, materials, commodities, supplies, services, or contracts unless that department or agency files with the division a statement explaining the reasons why that agency cannot meet the requirements of this policy. If the division is satisfied that the department's or agency's reasons for its inability to comply with the requirements of this chapter are supported by substantial evidence, it may issue a waiver for that department or agency to the extent it cannot comply. However, such waiver shall be granted for a period not to exceed one year; provided, however, that such waiver may be renewed upon application by the department or agency, review and approval by the division. (3) The only reasons that shall justify a department or agency being granted a waiver from the provisions of this section are: a. Impossibility or unreasonable difficulty in procuring such articles, commodities, supplies, materials, services, or contracts from small business enterprises; b. Inability to procure such articles, supplies, materials, services, or contracts from such small business enterprises at the lowest bid; or c. Substantial differences in the quality of such articles, supplies, materials, services, or contracts available from small business enterprises as compared to the quality of such items if procured otherwise. (Acts 1975, No. 1229, p. 2582, §5.)
AL Code § 25-10-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 10 - Small Business Assistance.|Section 25-10-10 - Liberal Construction of Chapter.

Section 25-10-10Liberal construction of chapter. This chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out its purposes and objectives of assisting small businesses to successfully enter and remain in the economic mainstream and to otherwise achieve the statement of legislative policy contained herein. (Acts 1975, No. 1229, p. 2582, §8.)
AL Code § 25-11-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 11 - Directory of New Hires|Section 25-11-1 - Short Title.

Section 25-11-1Short title. This chapter shall be known and cited as the New Hire Act of 1997. (Acts 1997, No. 97-228, p. 373, §1.)
AL Code § 25-11-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 11 - Directory of New Hires|Section 25-11-4 - Directory of New Hires.

Section 25-11-4Directory of New Hires. There is hereby established, within the department, a State Directory of New Hires. (Acts 1997, No. 97-228, p. 373, §4.)
AL Code § 25-11-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 11 - Directory of New Hires|Section 25-11-5 - Reporting of New Hires, etc.; Duties of Department.

Section 25-11-5Reporting of new hires, etc.; duties of department. (a) An employer shall report to the department, within seven days of hiring, each new hire, recall, or rehire. The information to be reported shall include the name, address, Social Security number, and date of hire of each newly hired, recalled, or rehired individual and the name, address, and state and federal identification numbers of the employer. The information shall be reported on forms supplied by the department or by such other method as approved by the secretary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, employers may transmit reports to the department magnetically or electronically twice a month, not less than 12 days nor more than 16 days apart, when required. (b) The department shall enter into the State Directory of New Hires the information received from an employer within five days of receipt. (c) The department shall provide this information to the Department of Human Resources in a timely manner as agreed upon by the secretary and the commissioner, for purposes of identifying individuals with outstanding legal child support obligations. (d) Upon entry into the State Directory of New Hires, the department shall have two days to cross-match the new hire information to identify individuals receiving unemployment compensation or workers' compensation benefits. (e) Within three days of entry into the State Directory of New Hires, the department shall forward the new hire, recall, and rehire information to the Federal Department of Health and Human Services for inclusion in the National Directory of New Hires. (Acts 1997, No. 97-228, p. 373, §5.)
AL Code § 25-11-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 11 - Directory of New Hires|Section 25-11-6 - Quarterly Extracts of Reports to Secretary of Labor.

Section 25-11-6Quarterly extracts of reports to Secretary of Labor. The State Directory of New Hires shall furnish on a quarterly basis, to the National Directory of New Hires, extracts of the reports required under Section 303(a)(6) of the Social Security Act to be made to the Secretary of Labor concerning the wages and unemployment compensation paid to individuals. The extracts shall be furnished by such dates, in such format, and containing such information as the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall specify in regulations. (Acts 1997, No. 97-228, p. 373, §6.)
AL Code § 25-11-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 11 - Directory of New Hires|Section 25-11-7 - Entities With Access to Directory.

Section 25-11-7Entities with access to directory. (a) The following entities shall have access to the information contained in the State Directory of New Hires: (1) The Department of Human Resources. (2) State agencies operating employment security and workers' compensation programs. (3) State agencies responsible for administering a program specified in Section 1137(b), Social Security Act, pertaining to the Income Eligibility Verification System. (b) If approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the custodian of records may gain access to information contained in the National Directory of New Hires. The cost of obtaining the information shall be paid by the department at a rate determined to be reasonable by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (Acts 1997, No. 97-228, p. 373, §7.)