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.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.
Chapter 2 - Department of Labor.
Section 25-2-1 - Established; Seal.
Section 25-2-1.1 - Department Renamed.
Section 25-2-2 - Duties Generally.
Section 25-2-3 - Divisions; Officers.
Section 25-2-4.1 - Employees of Certain Colleges or the Alabama Community College System.
Section 25-2-5 - Applicability of Merit System.
Section 25-2-6 - Secretary of Labor - Qualifications and Requirements; Vacancies; Compensation.
Section 25-2-7 - Secretary of Labor - Powers and Duties.
Section 25-2-8 - Secretary of Labor - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations.
Section 25-2-9 - Secretary of Labor - Right of Entry.
Section 25-2-11 - Secretary of Labor - Agreements With Federal Agencies.
Section 25-2-12 - Board of Appeals - Creation; Composition; Compensation.
Section 25-2-14 - Board of Appeals - Procedure; Record of Proceedings, Etc.
Section 25-2-15 - Board of Appeals - Sessions.
Section 25-2-19 - Variations From Rules or Regulations.
Section 25-2-20 - Review of Rules or Regulations - Petition to Board of Appeals.
Section 25-2-21 - Review of Rules or Regulations - Commencement of Action in Circuit Court.
Section 25-2-22 - Employers to Furnish Information; Access to Records, Accounts, etc., of Employers.
Section 25-2-23 - Powers of Secretary, Officers of Department and Board of Appeals as to Witnesses.
Section 25-2-24 - Enforcement of Laws Administered, etc., by Department; District Attorney's Fee.
Section 25-2-26 - Disposition and Expenditure of Appropriations and Federal Allotments.
Section 25-2-27 - Minimizing Adverse Effects on Certain Unemployed and Underemployed Workers.