2006 Massachusetts Code - Chapter 23 — Section 3. Powers and duties of commissioner; divisions under control of director.

Section 3. (a) Within the department, there shall be the following agencies and divisions: the division of unemployment assistance, the division of industrial accidents, the state labor relations commission, the joint labor-management committee for municipal police and fire, the board of conciliation and arbitration, and the division of occupational safety.

(b) The duties of the department shall include, and the department shall have authority and responsibility over, the administration and enforcement of section 3, 5, 9H and 11A; the provisions of chapter 111F; the provisions of chapters 149, with the exception of section 160 to 168A, and 151; the provisions of chapter 151A; and the provisions of subsections (b), (c), (e) and (f) of section 197B of chapter 111. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the attorney general shall have exclusive authority to conduct field investigations, inspections, and civil and criminal prosecutions with respect to, and otherwise enforce, said chapters 149 and laws pertaining to wages, hours and working conditions, child labor and workplace safety and fair competition for bidders on public construction, except the laws pertaining to lead and asbestos hazards and workplace hygienic standards which the department shall enforce.

(c) The division of industrial accidents, the labor relations commission, the joint labor-management committee, and the board of conciliation shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of the department of labor, except to the extent of compliance with reasonable requests from the director for the sharing of information which does not interfere with the efficient and independent functioning of the offices, divisions or agencies.

(d) The following funds shall be within the division of unemployment assistance: the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and the Medical Security Trust Fund.