S429 - Labor/2015 Technical and Conforming Changes (SL 2015-221)

Overview: S.L. 2015-221 makes technical and conforming changes to various provisions in Chapter 95 of the General Statutes (Department of Labor and Labor Regulations), including the following:

• Deletes Statistics as one of the Divisions of the Department of Labor and replaces it with Occupational Safety and Health.
• Deletes the requirement that the Governor approve certain organizational decisions of the Commissioner of Labor.
• Repeals the Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessels Rules, makes conforming changes related to that repeal, and gives certain powers of that Board to the Commissioner of Labor.
• Amends language regarding appeals of determinations of noncomplying devices in three statutes (for boilers and pressure vessels, elevators, and amusement devices) to provide that actions are final unless the person against whom the action is taken takes exception to the determination within 15 days.
• Deletes statutes related to labor reports to the Governor, certain activities of the Division of Standards and Inspections, and the duties of the Chief Statistician of the Division of Statistics.
• Creates a statutory exception to allow employment of those under 18 years of age at the point-of-sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption only.

This act became effective August 18, 2015.