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AL Code § 25-4-112 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 4 - Unemployment Compensation.|Article 6 - Administration.|Section 25-4-112 - Publication and Distribution of General Rules and Regulations, Etc.

Section 25-4-112Publication and distribution of general rules and regulations, etc. The secretary shall cause to be printed in proper form for distribution to the public the text of this chapter, general rules, his annual report to the Governor and any other material he deems relevant and suitable, and shall furnish the same to any person upon application therefor, and such printing and availability upon application shall be deemed a sufficient publication of the same. Copies of all general rules and regulations, as and when adopted, amended or repealed, shall be forwarded by the secretary to all employers subject to this chapter, who request in writing that they be placed on the mailing list therefor. Such rules and regulations shall in no event become effective until after the requirements of this section have been complied with. (Acts 1939, No. 497, p. 721; Code 1940, T. 26, §229.)
AL Code § 25-4-113 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 4 - Unemployment Compensation.|Article 6 - Administration.|Section 25-4-113 - Employees; Immunity From Civil Suit; Exception.

Section 25-4-113Employees; immunity from civil suit; exception. The secretary 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 administering this chapter. All positions in the administration of this chapter shall be filled subject to the provisions of the Merit System. The minimum standards that may be prescribed by the United States Secretary of Labor or his successor with respect to the selection and classification of officers and employees engaged in the performance of any of the functions and duties of the Department of Labor having to do with the administration of this chapter in this state shall be observed. The secretary shall fix the duties and powers of all persons thus employed, and may authorize any such person to do any act or acts which could lawfully be done by the secretary. The secretary, his employees and members of the board of appeals shall be immune from civil suits for damages in their individual capacities for acts in the performance of their duties under this chapter other than for wanton or malicious conduct. (Acts 1939, No. 497, p. 721; Code 1940, T. 26, §230; Acts 1980, No. 80-756, p. 1561, §4.)
AL Code § 25-4-114 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 4 - Unemployment Compensation.|Article 6 - Administration.|Section 25-4-114 - Advisory Council.

Section 25-4-114Advisory council. The Governor shall appoint an advisory council of not less than nine members, composed of equal numbers of employer representatives and employee representatives, who may be fairly regarded as representative because of their vocation, employment, or affiliations, and of members representing the public generally. Such council shall aid the secretary in formulating policies and discussing problems related to the administration of this chapter, and in assuring impartiality and freedom from political influence in the solution of such problems, and shall perform such other duties and functions as may be assigned to it by the secretary, and as it may, on its own initiative, undertake within the limits of this section. Such advisory council shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor, and without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for any necessary expenses pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 36. Said council shall from time to time prepare recommendations as to the administration of this chapter, and as to changes, amendments, or modifications of such acts and laws of the State of Alabama, and particularly this chapter, as such council may deem proper, and said recommendations shall be submitted to the Governor and to the Legislature at its next session and at such succeeding sessions. (Acts 1939, No. 497, p. 721; Code 1940, T. 26, §231.)
AL Code § 25-4-115 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 4 - Unemployment Compensation.|Article 6 - Administration.|Section 25-4-115 - Duties of Secretary, etc., With Respect to Reduction of Unemployment, Etc.

Section 25-4-115Duties of secretary, etc., with respect to reduction of unemployment, etc. It shall be one of the purposes of this chapter to promote the regularization of employment in enterprises, localities, industries, and the state. The secretary, with the advice and aid of the advisory council, shall take all appropriate steps within his means to reduce and prevent unemployment; to encourage and assist in the adoption of practical methods of vocational training, retraining, and vocational guidance; to investigate, recommend, advise, and assist in the establishment and operation, by municipalities, counties, school districts, and the state, of reserves for public works to be used in times of business depression and unemployment; to promote the reemployment of unemployed workers throughout the state in every other way that may be feasible; and, to these ends, to employ experts and to carry on and publish the results of investigations and research studies. (Acts 1939, No. 497, p. 721; Code 1940, T. 26, §232.)
AL Code § 25-4-116 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 4 - Unemployment Compensation.|Article 6 - Administration.|Section 25-4-116 - Records and Reports of Employing Units.

Section 25-4-116Records and reports of employing units. Every employing unit shall keep true and accurate work records containing such information as is necessary for the administration of this chapter. Such records shall be open to inspection and be subject to being copied by the secretary or his authorized representatives at any reasonable time and as often as may be necessary. The secretary, an appeals tribunal, any member of the board of appeals created by the industrial relations law, or any authorized representative of the secretary may require from such employer or employing unit such reports covering persons employed by him or it, or employment, wages, hours, unemployment, and related matters as are necessary to the effective administration of this chapter. Information thus obtained shall be held confidential, except to the extent necessary for the proper presentation of the contest of a claim, and shall not be published or be open to public inspection in any manner revealing the employers' or employing units' identity. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be fined not less than $20.00 nor more than $200.00 or imprisoned for not longer than 30 days or both. All letters, reports, communications, and other matters, written or oral, from employer or employee to each other or to the secretary or any of his agents, representatives, or employees, or to any official or board functioning under this chapter, which shall have been written, sent, delivered, or made in connection with the requirements and administration of this chapter, shall be absolutely privileged and shall not be made the subject matter or basis for any civil action for slander or libel in any court. The secretary may cause to be made such summaries, compilations, photographs, duplications, or reproductions of any records, reports or transcripts thereof or cancelled benefit payment checks as he may deem advisable for the effective and economical preservation of the information contained therein, and such summaries, compilations, photographs, duplications, or reproductions, duly authenticated, shall be admissible in any proceeding under this chapter if the original record or records would have been admissible therein. The secretary may provide by regulations for the destruction or disposition, after reasonable periods, of any records, reports, transcripts, or reproductions thereof or other papers in his custody, the preservation of which is no longer necessary for the establishment of contribution liability or benefit rights or for any purpose necessary for the proper administration of this chapter, including any required audit thereof. (Acts 1939, No. 497, p. 721; Code 1940, T. 26, §233; Acts 1943, No. 310, p. 281, §13.)
AL Code § 25-4-117 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 4 - Unemployment Compensation.|Article 6 - Administration.|Section 25-4-117 - Representation in Court Actions.

Section 25-4-117Representation in court actions. 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. (Acts 1939, No. 497, p. 721; Code 1940, T. 26, §234.)
AL Code § 25-4-119 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 4 - Unemployment Compensation.|Article 6 - Administration.|Section 25-4-119 - Compromise or Waiver of Civil Penalties or Interest Charges.

Section 25-4-119Compromise or waiver of civil penalties or interest charges. 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. (Acts 1939, No. 497, p. 721; Code 1940, T. 26, §236.)
AL Code § 25-4-121 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 4 - Unemployment Compensation.|Article 6 - Administration.|Section 25-4-121 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2021 Regular Session, Effective July 1, 2021. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 25-4-121Maximization of unemployment compensation benefits during a statewide state of emergency. (a) If the Governor or the Legislature proclaims a statewide state of emergency pursuant to Section 31-9-8, the Alabama Department of Labor shall work with the federal government in maximizing unemployment compensation benefits. (b) The Alabama Department of Labor shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section. (Act 2021-6, §3.)
AL Code § 25-4-131 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 4 - Unemployment Compensation.|Article 7 - General Provisions.|Section 25-4-131 - Election of Coverage Under Chapter by Employing Units and Political Subdivisions.

Section 25-4-131Election of coverage under chapter by employing units and political subdivisions. (a) Any employing unit (except one whose employment is specifically exempt under the provisions of subsection (b) of Section 25-4-10) not otherwise subject to this chapter which files with the secretary its written election to become an employer subject hereto for not less than two calendar years shall, with the written approval of such election by the secretary, become an employer subject hereto to the same extent as all other employers as of the date stated in such approval. (b) Prior to January 1, 1978, any political subdivision of this state may elect at the beginning of any calendar quarter beginning on or after January 1, 1972, for a period of not less than two calendar years, to cover under this chapter service performed by employees in all of the hospitals and institutions of higher education, as defined in subsections (c) and (e) of Section 25-4-10, operated by such political subdivision. Election is to be made by filing with the secretary a notice of such election at least 30 days prior to the effective date of such election. (Acts 1939, No. 497, p. 721; Code 1940, T. 26, §225; Acts 1943, No. 310, p. 281, §11; Acts 1945, No. 283, p. 449, §11; Acts 1955, No. 30, p. 249; Acts 1965, No. 390, p. 548, §7; Acts 1971, No. 166, p. 440, §14; Acts 1978, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, p. 5, §10.)
AL Code § 25-4-132 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 4 - Unemployment Compensation.|Article 7 - General Provisions.|Section 25-4-132 - Assessment of Interest on Delinquent Contribution Payments.

Section 25-4-132Assessment of interest on delinquent contribution payments. 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. (Acts 1939, No. 497, p. 721; Code 1940, T. 26, §238.)
AL Code § 25-4-133 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 4 - Unemployment Compensation.|Article 7 - General Provisions.|Section 25-4-133 - Penalties for Delinquent Contribution Payments and Reports.

Section 25-4-133Penalties for delinquent contribution payments and reports. (a) Any employer without good cause failing to pay any contribution within the time required by this chapter or the rules and regulations of the secretary shall be required by the secretary to pay, in addition thereto, a penalty of 10 percent of the amount thereof, together with interest on said contributions at the rate prescribed in Section 25-4-132. If the failure to pay on the part of the employer is due to fraud, an additional penalty of 15 percent shall be assessed against, and collected from, such defaulting employer. (b) Any employer without good cause failing to file any quarterly wage and contribution report within the time required by this chapter or the rules and regulations of the secretary shall be required by the secretary to pay a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25) or 10 percent of the net contributions due, whichever is greater, for his or its failure to file such report when due. Such penalty shall be in addition to any penalty assessed under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and shall apply to each delinquent report separately. The penalty shall become effective for delinquent reports for calendar quarters which begin on or after January 1, 1996. For years prior to January 1, 1996, the penalty shall be as was provided in this section prior to January 1, 1996. (Acts 1939, No. 497, p. 721; Code 1940, T. 26, §239; Acts 1973, No. 1057, p. 1716, §8; Acts 1995, No. 95-311, p. 582, §2.)
AL Code § 25-4-135 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 4 - Unemployment Compensation.|Article 7 - General Provisions.|Section 25-4-135 - Effect of Bankruptcy or Liquidation of Employer.

Section 25-4-135Effect of bankruptcy or liquidation of employer. In the event of bankruptcy of any employer, or of liquidation of an employer under any law of this state by reason of insolvency or inability to pay his debts, the amount due for contributions on behalf of the employer shall have the same status and priority as other taxes due the state; provided, that in the event of an employer's adjudication in bankruptcy, a judicially confirmed extension proposal or a composition of creditors under the Federal Bankruptcy Act of 1898, as amended, contributions then or thereafter due shall be entitled to such priority as is provided therein for other taxes due and owing this state. (Acts 1939, No. 497, p. 721; Code 1940, T. 26, §241.)
AL Code § 25-4-136 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 4 - Unemployment Compensation.|Article 7 - General Provisions.|Section 25-4-136 - Secretary May Extend Time for Payment of Contributions.

Section 25-4-136Secretary may extend time for payment of contributions. The secretary, for good cause may extend the time for payment of any contributions required by this chapter, without interest or penalty, for a period not to exceed 90 days, subject to such conditions and restrictions as the secretary may impose. (Acts 1939, No. 497, p. 721; Code 1940, T. 26, §242.)
AL Code § 25-4-137 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 4 - Unemployment Compensation.|Article 7 - General Provisions.|Section 25-4-137 - Adjustments or Refunds.

Section 25-4-137Adjustments or refunds. (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. (Acts 1939, No. 497, p. 721; Code 1940, T. 26, §243; Acts 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 151, p. 340, §3; Acts 1965, No. 390, p. 548, §8.)
AL Code § 25-4-138 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 4 - Unemployment Compensation.|Article 7 - General Provisions.|Section 25-4-138 - Agreement to Waive Right to Benefits; Agreement to Pay Employer's Contributions; Reduction of Wages to Finance Employer's Contributions.

Section 25-4-138Agreement to waive right to benefits; agreement to pay employer's contributions; reduction of wages to finance employer's contributions. Any agreement by an employee to waive or release his rights to benefits or any other rights under this chapter shall be void. Any agreement by an employee to pay all or any portion of his employer's contributions, required under this chapter from such employer, shall be void. No employer shall directly or indirectly make or require or accept any reduction from wages to finance the employer's contributions required of him, or require or accept any waiver of any right hereunder by any employee in his employ. Any employer or officer or agent of an employer who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, for each offense be fined not less than $25.00 nor more than $100.00 or be imprisoned for not more than 60 days, or both. (Acts 1939, No. 497, p. 721; Code 1940, T. 26, §244.)
AL Code § 25-4-139 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 4 - Unemployment Compensation.|Article 7 - General Provisions.|Section 25-4-139 - Fees in Proceedings Under Chapter.

Section 25-4-139Fees in proceedings under chapter. No individual shall be charged fees of any kind by the secretary or his representatives, in any proceeding under this chapter. Any individual claiming benefits in any proceeding or court action may be represented by counsel or other duly authorized agent but no such counsel or agents shall together charge or receive for such services more than 10 percent of the maximum benefits at issue in such proceeding or court action. (Acts 1939, No. 497, p. 721; Code 1940, T. 26, §245.)
AL Code § 25-4-140 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 4 - Unemployment Compensation.|Article 7 - General Provisions.|Section 25-4-140 - Certain Assignments, etc., of Right to Benefits Void; Exemption From Attachment, etc.; Exception.

Section 25-4-140Certain assignments, etc., of right to benefits void; exemption from attachment, etc.; exception. Any assignment, pledge, or encumbrance of any right to benefits which are or may become due or payable under this chapter, except as is provided by this chapter, shall be void, and such rights to benefits shall be exempt from levy, execution, attachment, or any other remedy whatsoever provided for the collection of debts. Any waiver of any exemption herein provided, unless expressly permitted by this section, shall be void. (Acts 1939, No. 497, p. 721; Code 1940, T. 26, §246; Acts 1982, No. 82-370, p. 524, §2.)
AL Code § 25-4-143 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 4 - Unemployment Compensation.|Article 7 - General Provisions.|Section 25-4-143 - Appropriations.

Section 25-4-143Appropriations. All moneys in the Unemployment Administration Fund, the Special Employment Security Administration Fund, the Special Federal Advance Interest Repayment Fund and the Employment Security Enhancement Fund, or any appropriated by the state or granted by the federal government in accordance with the provisions of the Wagner-Peyser Act or other federal or state laws at any time are hereby appropriated to the secretary for the administration of this chapter. (Acts 1939, No. 497, p. 721; Code 1940, T. 26, §249; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-783, p. 195, §4; Acts 1992, No 92-174, p. 285, §6.)
AL Code § 25-4-144 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 4 - Unemployment Compensation.|Article 7 - General Provisions.|Section 25-4-144 - Reservation of Right to Repeal or Amend Chapter.

Section 25-4-144Reservation of right to repeal or amend chapter. The Legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal all or any part of this chapter at any time. There shall be no vested private right of any kind against such amendment or repeal. All the rights, privileges or immunities conferred by this chapter or by acts done pursuant thereto shall exist subject to the power of the Legislature to amend or repeal this chapter at any time. (Acts 1939, No. 497, p. 721; Code 1940, T. 26, §250.)