Louisiana · statute · La. Rev. Stat. tit. 23 · 724 active provisions
A. Louisiana Works is hereby created and established to operate an integrated workforce development delivery system in this state, in particular through the integration of case management, job training, employment and employment-related education and training programs, and to administer the state's vocational rehabilit…
The domicile of Louisiana Works shall be in Baton Rouge.
The secretary shall, with the consent of the governor, appoint such assistants, such heads of divisions or bureaus, and such inspectors, statisticians, accountants, attorneys, and other employees as may be deemed necessary for the exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties of the department. The secretary…
In addition to divisions, bureaus, boards, and commissions established within the commission by law, the secretary, with the approval of the governor, may establish any division or bureau deemed advisable for the administration or enforcement of any law with which he is charged. The secretary may combine or consolidate…
The secretary and his authorized representatives may enter any place of employment at any reasonable time for the purpose of collecting facts and statistics relating to the employment of workers, and of making inspections for the proper enforcement of all labor laws. No employer or owner shall refuse to admit the secre…
In addition to any other powers and duties which may be conferred upon the secretary by law, he may: (1) Integrate the administration and functions of the programs under the authority of the department to achieve efficient and effective delivery of services. (2) Administer each program and implement corresponding feder…
The secretary or any duly authorized representative of the department shall, for the purpose of examination, have access to and the right to copy any book, account, record, payroll, paper, document, or electronic file relating to the employment of workers.
A. The secretary may make and prescribe reasonable rules and regulations for the use of safety devices, safeguards, and other protective means for the prevention of accidents and for protection against industrial or occupational diseases in places of employment. He may issue general orders applicable to employers and e…
The secretary may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for aid in enforcement of all labor laws, rules, regulations, and lawful orders, and the court shall have jurisdiction to grant aid and equitable relief in such cases subject to the right of appeal by the party aggrieved.
From any rule, regulation, or general order of the secretary an aggrieved party has the right to apply for relief to any court of competent jurisdiction and to institute appropriate legal proceedings to review such rule, regulation, or general order within thirty days from the date of the issuance thereof. The enforcem…
A. The secretary or any authorized representative of the commission may administer oaths, certify to official acts, issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses, and the production of papers, books, records, accounts, documents, and testimony, as in civil proceedings. Service of subpoena may be made by either th…
A. The department may utilize an electronic digitizing process capable of reproducing an unalterable image of the original source document for recordation, filing, processing, and preservation of any records, forms, information, statements, transcriptions of proceedings, transcriptions of records, electronic recordings…
Every employer shall furnish employment which shall be reasonably safe for the employees therein. They shall furnish and use safety devices and safeguards, shall adopt and use methods and processes reasonably adequate to render such employment and the place of employment safe in accordance with the accepted and approve…
A. Every employer shall furnish to the department all information which the secretary or his representative may require. Every employer shall provide true and specific answers to all questions submitted by the department, verbally or in writing, as required by the department. B. Every employer shall keep a true and acc…
Every employer shall keep conspicuously posted in or about the premises wherein any worker is employed, a printed copy or abstract of those labor laws which the secretary or may designate, in a form to be furnished by the secretary.
Any employer, employee, owner, or other person who violates any provisions of this Part, or fails or refuses to perform any duty lawfully enjoined within the time prescribed by the secretary or his authorized representative, for which no penalty has been specifically provided, or who fails, neglects, or refuses to obey…
A. All job-training, employment, vocational rehabilitation services, independent living and blind services programs, and employment-related educational programs and functions, along with any federal, state, and local revenues that fund them, shall be integrated into the workforce development delivery system, as determi…
The secretary shall, to the extent allowed under state or federal law, delegate all or part of the administration of a program integrated pursuant to R.S. 23:17 that is eligible for funding to a local workforce development board in an area in which a board has been certified and a local plan approved by the governor, o…
The secretary shall design and implement a state and local planning process for workforce training and services, including the certification of business/career solution centers and the chartering of local workforce development boards, provided through the programs under the jurisdiction of the office of workforce devel…
Unless superseded by federal law, the commission may use an amount not to exceed twenty percent of the amount of funds available to the commission for workforce training and services to implement state-level responsibilities, including administration, research and planning, system design and development, and training a…
There is created and established as part of Louisiana Works, the Louisiana State Board of Boiler Inspector Examiners.
This board shall consist of four members, one of whom shall be the chief inspector of the boiler inspection division, Louisiana Works, and the other three shall be special inspectors holding commissions as inspectors of steam boilers issued by the Louisiana Works.
All members of the board of boiler inspector examiners, except the chief inspector, shall be appointed by the secretary, and shall serve at his pleasure, without compensation.
The board of boiler inspector examiners shall conduct written examinations for all persons desiring to secure certificates of competency and commissions as boiler inspectors in this state. These examinations shall be held at such times and places as may be designated by the board, and shall be designed to test the appl…
These examinations shall be given by the board to persons to be employed by any company authorized to insure boilers against explosions in this state, or inspectors of steam boilers employed by the boiler inspection division of Louisiana Works. Applicants must have had not less than three years experience in the design…