1414 P39 1924 FOREWORD This bulletin contains the Labor Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania which the Department of Labor and Industry is expressly obliged to enforce. There are other labor laws relating to a variety of subjects which are not delegated to the Department of Labor and Industry for enforcement, and which would probably be of value only in cases of civil suit. To know the full requirements of the law, the Safety Standards of the Department of Labor and Industry must be read with the labor laws. These Standards supplement and apply specifically the corresponding provisions of the Labor Laws and have all the force and effect of law. A list of these Standards is to be found at the end of this bulletin. This compilation of the labor laws is made for the convenience of employers, workers and those interested in any way in such legislation. All references to dates of amendments, and the dates of signing by the various Governors have been purposely omitted and the law as it existed after the 1923 session of the Legislature is presented. CREATION OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY. Act No. 267, June 2, 1913, P. L. 396. 'reating a Department of Labor and Industry; defining its powers and duties; establishing an Industrial Board; providing for the appointment of a Commissioner of Labor, inspectors, statisticians, clerks, and others to enforce the provisions of this act, and providing salaries for the same; prescribing a standard of reasonable and adequate protection to be observed in the rooms, buildings, and places where labor is employed; empowering the said Industrial Board to make, alter, amend, and repeal rules and regulations relating thereto; transferring the powers and duties of the Department of Factory Inspection to the Department of Labor and Industry, and abolishing the Department of Factory Inspection; and providing a penalty for the violation of the provisions of this act, or the rules and regulations of the said board. Department of of Labor. Term. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That there is hereby Labor and established a Department of Labor and Industry, dustry. the head of which shall be a Commissioner of Labor Commissioner and Industry, who shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the consent of the Senate, and who shall hold office for the term of four years from the date of his appointment, and who shall receive an annual salary of eight thousand ($8,000) dollars. and shall appoint, and may at pleasure remove, all officers, clerks and other employees of the Department of Labor and Industry, except as herein otherwise provided. Sections 2 to 12 inclusive repealed by Administrative Code of 1923. Appointments. Powers of the board. Section 13. The Industrial Board shall have the power to make investigations concerning, and report upon, all matters touching the enforcement and effect Investigations. of the provisions of all laws of the Commonwealth, the enforcement of which shall now and hereafter be imposed upon the Department of Labor and Industry, and the rules and regulations made by the Industrial Board in connection therewith; and to subpoena and require the attendance in this Commonwealth of all witnesses, and the production of books and papers pertinent to the said investigation, and to examine them and such public records as it may require in relation to any matter which it has power to investigate. Any witness who refuses to obey a subpoena of subpoena, etc. the said board, as hereinabove provided for, or who refuses to be sworn or to testify, or who fails or refuses to produce any books, papers, or documents touching any matter under investigation or examination by the Refusal to said board, or who is guilty of any contempt after Punishment. Jurisdiction. In obey |