Sec. 2. (a) The commissioner of labor shall be appointed by the governor and shall serve at the will of the governor. The commissioner serves until the commissioner's successor is appointed and qualified.
(b) The commissioner of labor:
(1) shall be the administrative and executive officer of the department of labor;
(2) shall supervise and direct the work of the department;
(3) shall have immediate charge of the administration and enforcement of all the laws and rules that the department is required by law to enforce and administer;
(4) shall have general charge of all inspections and investigations; and
(5) shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed in this chapter.
(c) The commissioner shall adopt and use an official seal for the authentication of the orders and records of the department.
(d) Before entering upon the discharge of official duties, the commissioner shall:
(1) execute a bond, payable to the state in such amount and with such sureties as shall be approved by the governor, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the commissioner's official duties; and
(2) take and subscribe an oath, which shall be endorsed upon the commissioner's official bond;
and the bond and oath when so executed shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.
Formerly: Acts 1945, c.334, s.2. As amended by P.L.37-1985, SEC.17; P.L.100-2012, SEC.55.
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