2013 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 41 - Labor and Employment
CHAPTER 17 - CONCILIATION OF INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES
SECTION 41-17-10. Commissioner's duties as to investigation of industrial disputes and conciliation thereof.

The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation or his designee or his agents shall (a) investigate industrial disputes or strikes or lockouts arising between employer and employees or capital and labor, (b) ascertain, as near as may be, the cause or causes of such industrial disputes or strikes or lockouts, (c) make a finding of fact in respect thereto, (d) endeavor, as far as possible, to remove misunderstandings or differences and to induce both sides to such an industrial dispute or strike or lockout to arrive at an agreement, (e) nominate, appoint or act as arbitrators when so requested by both sides to such a controversy and (f) in general, remove as far as possible the causes for industrial disputes or strikes or lockouts and induce an amicable settlement of them. Unless the Commissioner or his agents find it inadvisable so to do the finding of fact of the Commissioner or his agents as to all such disputes shall be reported to the Governor as soon as practicable in each case and annually to the General Assembly.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 40-301; 1952 Code Section 40-301; 1942 Code Sections 3253-18, 3253-19, 3253-21; 1932 Code Sections 6355, 6357; Civ. C. '22 Sections 5194, 5196; 1916 (29) 935; 1937 (40) 548; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 977, eff February 1, 1994.