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AL Code § 25-2-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 2 - Department of Labor.|Section 25-2-11 - Secretary of Labor - Agreements With Federal Agencies.

Section 25-2-11Secretary of Labor - Agreements with federal agencies. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed or intended to prevent the Secretary of Labor from conforming, if not in conflict with the provisions of this chapter, to minimum standards heretofore or hereafter adopted or promulgated by the Secretary of Labor or any other agency, department or bureau of the federal government, for the administration of Chapter 4 of this title or employment service. The secretary is hereby empowered and authorized to make such agreements not in conflict with the provisions of this chapter with the Secretary of Labor or any other agency of the federal government, as may be necessary to conform to such minimum standards, or as may be necessary to conform to minimum standards adopted by the Secretary of Labor or any other agency, department or bureau of the federal government in connection with grants to the Department of Labor for the administration of Chapter 4 of this title or employment service. (Acts 1939, No. 161, p. 232; Code 1940, T. 26, §29.)
AL Code § 25-2-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 2 - Department of Labor.|Section 25-2-14 - Board of Appeals - Procedure; Record of Proceedings, Etc.

Section 25-2-14Board of appeals - Procedure; record of proceedings, etc. The board of appeals shall have power and authority to prescribe its own procedure. A full and complete record shall be kept of all proceedings before the board of appeals by the employee of the Department of Labor designated as its clerk. All testimony in any appeal case before the board of appeals shall be taken down by a stenographer, but need not be transcribed unless an appeal is taken to the court. The testimony in hearings on safety rules and regulations, and amendments and repeals thereof, need not be recorded. (Acts 1939, No. 161, p. 232; Code 1940, T. 26, §10.)
AL Code § 25-2-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 2 - Department of Labor.|Section 25-2-15 - Board of Appeals - Sessions.

Section 25-2-15Board of appeals - Sessions. 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. (Acts 1939, No. 161, p. 232; Code 1940, T. 26, §11.)
AL Code § 25-2-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 2 - Department of Labor.|Section 25-2-16 - Board of Appeals - Promulgation, Amendment, etc., of Rules and Regulations - Proposals.

Section 25-2-16Board of appeals - Promulgation, amendment, etc., of rules and regulations - Proposals. Rules and regulations, or amendments or the repeal thereof, except those affecting the administration of Chapter 4 of this title, may from time to time be proposed to the board of appeals by the Secretary of Labor or any officer or employee of the Department of Labor designated by him or any committee of employers, employees, and experts appointed by him for that purpose. All such rules, regulations, and amendments shall be for the purpose of making more definite and certain the duties of employers as set forth in this chapter, and any rule, regulation or amendment, excepting those affecting administration of Chapter 4 of this title, which does not conform to the standards herein set forth, shall be invalid. The Secretary of Labor shall deliver to any person making application therefor a copy of all rules and regulations as from time to time promulgated under any of the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1939, No. 161, p. 232; Code 1940, T. 26, §14.)
AL Code § 25-2-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 2 - Department of Labor.|Section 25-2-17 - Board of Appeals - Promulgation, Amendment, etc., of Rules and Regulations - Hearings.

Section 25-2-17Board of appeals - Promulgation, amendment, etc., of rules and regulations - Hearings. Before any rule or regulation is adopted, amended, or repealed by the board of appeals, there shall be a public hearing thereon, notice of which shall be published at least once, not less than 10 days prior thereto, in a daily newspaper published in Montgomery and in such other newspaper or newspapers as the board of appeals may prescribe. Any person interested shall have a right to be heard at such hearing. (Acts 1939, No. 161, p. 232; Code 1940, T. 26, §15.)
AL Code § 25-2-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 2 - Department of Labor.|Section 25-2-18 - Board of Appeals - Promulgation, Amendment, etc., of Rules and Regulations - Effective Date; Publication, Etc.

Section 25-2-18Board of appeals - Promulgation, amendment, etc., of rules and regulations - Effective date; publication, etc. 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. (Acts 1939, No. 161, p. 232; Code 1940, T. 26, §16.)
AL Code § 25-2-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 2 - Department of Labor.|Section 25-2-19 - Variations From Rules or Regulations.

Section 25-2-19Variations from rules or regulations. If there shall be practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in carrying out a rule or regulation of the board of appeals, the board may, after a public hearing, make a variation from such requirements if the spirit of the rule and laws shall be observed. Any person affected by such rules, or his agent or attorney, may petition the board for such variations, stating the ground therefor. The board shall fix a date for hearing on such petition and give reasonable notice thereof to the petitioner. A properly indexed record of all variations made shall be kept by the clerk of the board of appeals in the office of the Department of Labor and shall be open to public inspection. (Acts 1939, No. 161, p. 232; Code 1940, T. 26, §17.)
AL Code § 25-2-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 2 - Department of Labor.|Section 25-2-20 - Review of Rules or Regulations - Petition to Board of Appeals.

Section 25-2-20Review of rules or regulations - Petition to board of appeals. Any person in interest, his authorized agent or attorney may petition the board of appeals for a review of the validity or reasonableness of any rule or regulation adopted, amended, or repealed by the board of appeals under the provisions of this chapter. The petition shall be verified, shall be filed with the board of appeals and shall state the rule or regulation proposed to be reviewed and in what respect it is claimed to be invalid or unreasonable. The board may join in one proceeding all petitions alleging the invalidity or unreasonableness of substantially similar rules or regulations. The filing of such petition shall operate to stay all proceedings under such rule or regulation until the determination of such review. The board of appeals shall order a hearing if necessary to determine the issue raised or, if the issues have been considered in a prior proceeding, the board of appeals may, without a hearing, confirm its previous determination. Notice of the time and place of hearing shall be given to the petitioner and such other person as the board of appeals may determine. If the board of appeals finds that the rule or regulation is invalid or unreasonable, it shall revoke or amend it. (Acts 1939, No. 161, p. 232; Code 1940, T. 26, §18.)
AL Code § 25-2-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 2 - Department of Labor.|Section 25-2-21 - Review of Rules or Regulations - Commencement of Action in Circuit Court.

Section 25-2-21Review of rules or regulations - Commencement of action in circuit court. Any employer, owner or other person in interest, being dissatisfied with any rule or regulation of the board of appeals, may commence an action in the circuit court of the county wherein such employer, owner, or other person in interest resides, or has his or its principal place of business against the Secretary of Labor as defendant to enjoin and set aside any such rule or regulation on the ground that it is invalid or unreasonable. The defendant shall be served with a copy of the complaint. Service of the complaint may be made by serving a copy or second original by the sheriff or any deputy sheriff of any county wherein the Secretary of Labor may be found, or by filing a copy in the office of the Secretary of Labor. (Acts 1939, No. 161, p. 232; Code 1940, T. 26, §19.)
AL Code § 25-2-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 2 - Department of Labor.|Section 25-2-22 - Employers to Furnish Information; Access to Records, Accounts, etc., of Employers.

Section 25-2-22Employers to furnish information; access to records, accounts, etc., of employers. 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. (Acts 1939, No. 161, p. 232; Code 1940, T. 26, §20.)
AL Code § 25-2-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 2 - Department of Labor.|Section 25-2-23 - Powers of Secretary, Officers of Department and Board of Appeals as to Witnesses.

Section 25-2-23Powers of secretary, officers of department and board of appeals as to witnesses. 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. (Acts 1939, No. 161, p. 232; Code 1940, T. 26, §22.)
AL Code § 25-2-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 2 - Department of Labor.|Section 25-2-24 - Enforcement of Laws Administered, etc., by Department; District Attorney's Fee.

Section 25-2-24Enforcement of laws administered, etc., by department; district attorney's fee. It shall be the duty of the qualified attorneys regularly employed by the Department of Labor, or the Attorney General of the state and any district attorney, upon the request of the Secretary of Labor or of any of his authorized representatives, to prosecute any violation of any law, the administration or enforcement of which has been made a duty or function of the Department of Labor, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto. A district attorney's fee of $5.00 shall be taxed as costs against any defendant convicted. (Acts 1939, No. 161, p. 232; Code 1940, T. 26, §23.)
AL Code § 25-2-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 2 - Department of Labor.|Section 25-2-25 - Penalties for Violations of Chapter or Rules or Regulations of Board of Appeals; False Statements Under Oath.

Section 25-2-25Penalties for violations of chapter or rules or regulations of board of appeals; false statements under oath. Any person who violates or fails or refuses to comply with any requirement of this chapter or any lawful rule or regulation of the board of appeals adopted pursuant thereto, for which no penalty has been otherwise provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00 or shall be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both so fined and imprisoned, for each such offense. Each day such violation, omission, failure, or refusal continues shall be deemed a separate offense. Any person who shall knowingly testify falsely, under oath, or shall knowingly make, give, or produce any false statement or false evidence under oath to the Secretary of Labor, or an officer of the Department of Labor designated by him or to any member of the board of appeals, shall be guilty of perjury. (Acts 1939, No. 161, p. 232; Code 1940, T. 26, §24.)
AL Code § 25-2-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 2 - Department of Labor.|Section 25-2-26 - Disposition and Expenditure of Appropriations and Federal Allotments.

Section 25-2-26Disposition and expenditure of appropriations and federal allotments. All appropriations heretofore and hereafter to be made for the administration of Chapter 4 of this title and all moneys heretofore or hereafter to be allotted or apportioned by the federal government or the Secretary of Labor or his successor or any other federal agency, department, or bureau or received from any other source to or for the State of Alabama for the administration of Chapter 4 of this title shall be held and deposited in and credited to the Unemployment Compensation Fund and expended solely for such administration. All appropriations heretofore or hereafter to be made for the promotion or maintenance of a system of public employment offices and all moneys heretofore or hereafter to be allotted or apportioned by the federal government or the United States Employment Service or its successor, or any other federal agency pursuant to the provisions of the Wagner-Peyser Act or other act of Congress for the purpose of promoting or maintaining a system of public employment offices, shall be held or deposited in and credited to the Employment Service Fund and expended solely for the purpose of promoting and maintaining such assistance. (Acts 1939, No. 161, p. 232; Code 1940, T. 26, §5.)
AL Code § 25-3-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 3 - Department of Labor.|Section 25-3-1 - Created.

Section 25-3-1Created. Repealed by Act 2012-496, §5, effective October 1, 2012. (Acts 1943, No. 298, p. 252, §3.)
AL Code § 25-3-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 3 - Department of Labor.|Section 25-3-2 - Commissioner of Labor - Appointment and Term of Office; Oath of Office and Bond; Filling of Vacancies; Full-Time Position.

Section 25-3-2Commissioner of Labor - Appointment and term of office; oath of office and bond; filling of vacancies; full-time position. Repealed by Act 2012-496, §5, effective October 1, 2012. (Acts 1943, No. 298, p. 252, §4; Acts 1951, Ex. Sess., No. 12, p. 178.)
AL Code § 25-3-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 3 - Department of Labor.|Section 25-3-3 - Commissioner of Labor - Powers and Duties Generally.

Section 25-3-3Commissioner of Labor - Powers and duties generally. Repealed by Act 2012-496, §5, effective October 1, 2012. (Acts 1943, No. 298, p. 252, §5; Act 2000-706, p. 1479, §1.)
AL Code § 25-3-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 3 - Department of Labor.|Section 25-3-4 - Commissioner of Labor - Investigation and Adjustment of Controversies as to Wage Claims.

Section 25-3-4Commissioner of Labor - Investigation and adjustment of controversies as to wage claims. Repealed by Act 2012-496, §5, effective October 1, 2012. (Acts 1945, No. 519, p. 760.)
AL Code § 25-3-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 3 - Department of Labor.|Section 25-3-5 - Commissioner to Provide Seminars for Unemployed or Underemployed Employees Regarding Their Rights and Responsibilities; Commissioner Authorized to Assist Employee Groups, Communicate With Creditors, etc.; State Credit Union May Expand Field of Membership if Adversely Affected by Layoffs or Closings; Regulations Concerning Financial Disclosure and Assistance of Employees.

Section 25-3-5Commissioner to provide seminars for unemployed or underemployed employees regarding their rights and responsibilities; commissioner authorized to assist employee groups, communicate with creditors, etc.; state credit union may expand field of membership if adversely affected by layoffs or closings; regulations concerning financial disclosure and assistance of employees. Repealed by Act 2012-496, §5, effective October 1, 2012. (Acts 1983, No. 83-590, p. 922.)
AL Code § 25-6-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 6 - Employer's Liability for Certain Injuries.|Section 25-6-2 - Damages Recovered Not Subject to Debts, etc., of Servant or Employee.

Section 25-6-2Damages recovered not subject to debts, etc., of servant or employee. Damages recovered by the servant or employee, of and from the master or employer, are not subject to the payment of debts or any legal liabilities incurred by him, except judgments in favor of the wholly dependent, or dependents, as defined in Section 25-5-61. (Code 1886, §2592; Code 1896, §1750; Code 1907, §3911; Code 1923, §7599; Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 126, p. 118; Code 1940, T. 26, §327.)
AL Code § 25-6-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 6 - Employer's Liability for Certain Injuries.|Section 25-6-3 - Maintenance of Action by Personal Representative; Disposition of Damages Recovered.

Section 25-6-3Maintenance of action by personal representative; disposition of damages recovered. If such injury results in the death of the servant or employee, his personal representative is entitled to maintain an action therefor in a court of competent jurisdiction, and the damages recovered are not subject to the payment of debts or liabilities but shall be distributed according to the statute of descent and distributions. (Code 1886, §2591; Code 1896, §1751; Code 1907, §3912; Acts 1911, No. 454, p. 483; Code 1923, §7600; Code 1940, T. 26, §328.)
AL Code § 25-6-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 6 - Employer's Liability for Certain Injuries.|Section 25-6-4 - Acceptance of Insurance Benefits, etc., Not to Bar Action, etc.; Setoff.

Section 25-6-4Acceptance of insurance benefits, etc., not to bar action, etc.; setoff. No contract of employment, insurance, relief benefit or indemnity for injury or death entered into by or on behalf of any employee, nor the acceptance of any such insurance, relief benefit or indemnity by the person entitled thereto shall constitute any bar or defense to any action brought to recover damages for personal injuries to or death of such employee, but, upon the trial of such action against any employer, the defendant may set off therein any sum he has contributed toward any such insurance, relief benefit, or indemnity that may have been paid to the injured employee or, in case of death, to his personal representative. (Code 1907, §3913; Code 1923, §7601; Code 1940, T. 26, §329.)
AL Code § 25-6-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 6 - Employer's Liability for Certain Injuries.|Section 25-6-5 - Franchise Business Protection.

Section 25-6-5Franchise business protection.  (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. (Act 2017-391, §1.)