Sec. 31-2. Powers and duties of commissioner.
Sec. 31-2. Powers and duties of commissioner. (a) The Labor Commissioner
shall collect information upon the subject of labor, its relation to capital, the hours of
labor, the earnings of laboring men and women and the means of promoting their material, social, intellectual and moral prosperity, and shall have power to summon and
examine under oath such witnesses, and may direct the production of, and examine
or cause to be produced and examined, such books, records, vouchers, memoranda,
documents, letters, contracts or other papers in relation thereto as he deems necessary,
and shall have the same powers in relation thereto as are vested in magistrates in taking
depositions, but for this purpose persons shall not be required to leave the vicinity of
their residences or places of business. Said commissioner shall collect and collate population and employment data to project who is working, who is not working and who
will be entering the job market and shall provide an analysis of data concerning present
job requirements and potential needs of new industry. The commissioner shall include in
his annual report to the Governor, as provided in section 4-60, all the aforesaid statistical
details.
(b) The commissioner shall administer the coordination of all employment and
training programs in the state and shall implement the plan of the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission as approved by the Governor. The commissioner shall
develop and maintain a comprehensive inventory of all employment and training programs in the state, including a listing of all funding sources for each program, the characteristics of the persons served, a description of each program and its results and the
identification of areas of program overlap and duplication.
(c) The commissioner shall provide staff to the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission and such other resources as the commissioner can make available.
(d) The commissioner may request the Attorney General to bring an action in Superior Court for injunctive relief requiring compliance with any statute, regulation, order
or permit administered, adopted or issued by the commissioner.
(1949 Rev., S. 3776; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 13; P.A. 73-164, S. 1, 5; P.A. 76-209, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 479,
610; P.A. 78-303, S. 122, 136; P.A. 89-292, S. 3, 6; P.A. 92-210, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 73-164 deleted provisions concerning bureau of labor statistics, substituted reference to "the general
powers conferred upon the office of the labor commissioner under the general statutes or in accordance with federal law"
for detailed listing of specific powers and made other language changes; P.A. 76-209 restored provisions re bureau of labor
statistics and re specific powers of commissioner, specified that persons need not leave "the vicinity of their residences or
places of business" to give depositions and made minor language changes; P.A. 77-614 deleted provisions re bureau of
labor statistics and re appointment of deputy commissioner, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 required commission
to collect and collate population and employment data, to make projections re employment and to analyze data concerning
present job requirements and potential needs of new industry; P.A. 89-292 added Subsecs. (b) and (c) concerning the
commissioner's responsibilities for employment and training programs; P.A. 92-210 added Subsec. (d) authorizing the
commissioner to request the attorney general to bring an action in superior court.
See Secs. 22-13 to 22-17, inclusive, re duties relative to the employment of minors in agriculture.