1. The division of job service is responsible for the administration of unemployment compensation benefits and for the collection of employer contributions under chapter 96. The division is responsible for the administration of the free public employment offices established pursuant to chapter 96, other job placement and training programs established pursuant to section 84A.3, and the administration of the offices of the division located throughout the state and for the personnel attached to those offices. The executive head of the division is the job service commissioner, appointed pursuant to section 96.10.
2. The division of labor services is responsible for the administration of the laws of this state relating to occupational health and safety, the inspection of amusement rides, the removal and encapsulation of asbestos, the inspection of boilers, wage payment collection, registration of construction contractors, the minimum wage, non-English speaking employees, child labor, employment agency licensing, boxing and wrestling, inspection of elevators, and hazardous chemical risks under chapters 88, 88A, 88B, 89, 89A, 89B, 90A, 91, 91A, 91C, 91D, 91E, 92, 94, and 95. The executive head of the division is the labor commissioner, appointed pursuant to section 91.2.
3. The division of industrial services is responsible for the administration of the laws of this state relating to workers' compensation under chapters 85, 85A, 85B, 86, and 87. The executive head of the division is the industrial commissioner, appointed pursuant to section 86.1.
4. The director shall form a coordinating committee composed of the job service commissioner, the labor commissioner, and the industrial commissioner. The committee shall monitor federal compliance issues relating to coordination of functions among the divisions.
86 Acts, ch 1245, §902; 93 Acts, ch 180, §53
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