Sec. 12. (a) If there will be practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in carrying out any rule, order, or determination of the commissioner of labor, the commissioner of labor may, after a public hearing, authorize a variation from any requirement, if the spirit of the rule and of the law will be otherwise observed. Any person who is affected by any rule, or his agent, may petition the commissioner of labor, in writing, for variation, stating the grounds therefor. The commissioner of labor shall fix a day for a hearing on the petition and shall give reasonable notice thereof to the petitioner.
(b) A properly indexed record of all variations made shall be kept in the office of the department of labor and shall be open to public inspection.
Formerly: Acts 1945, c.334, s.12. As amended by P.L.37-1985, SEC.25.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 1. Department of Labor
Chapter 1. Powers and Duties of the Department
22-1-1-2. Commissioner of Labor; Bonds; Oath
22-1-1-3. Department of Labor; Office Space; Traveling Expenses
22-1-1-4. Department of Labor; Bureaus
22-1-1-5. Bureaus; Powers and Duties
22-1-1-6. Bureaus; Directors; Appointment
22-1-1-8. Commissioner of Labor; General Powers and Duties
22-1-1-11. Commissioner of Labor; Powers and Duties
22-1-1-12. Rules; Petition for Variation
22-1-1-15. Labor Information; Wages and Hours; Records
22-1-1-16. Investigations; Right of Entry
22-1-1-17. Depositions; Subpoenas; Productions of Books and Papers; Contempt