Oklahoma Labor Commissioner - Powers and Responsibilities

Powers and Responsibilities

Oklahoma
This article is part of the series:
Politics and government of
Oklahoma
Constitution
  • United States Constitution
  • Oklahoma Constitution
Executive
  • Government
  • Governor: Mary Fallin
    • Lieutenant Governor: Todd Lamb
    • Secretary of State: Glenn Coffee
    • State Auditor: Gary Jones
    • Attorney General: Scott Pruitt
    • State Treasurer: Ken A. Miller
    • State School Superintendent: Janet Barresi
    • Labor Commissioner: Mark Costello
    • Insurance Commissioner: John Doak
    • Corporation Commission:
      • Bob Anthony - Chair
      • Jeff Cloud - Vice Chair
      • Dana Murphy - Secretary
    • Governor's Cabinet and State Agencies
    • Taxation and the State Budget
Legislature
  • Legislature: 53rd
    • Senate
      • President Pro Tem of the Senate: Brian Bingman
    • House of Representatives
      • Speaker of the House: Kris Steele
Judiciary
  • Judiciary
    • Supreme Court
    • Court of Criminal Appeals
    • Court of Civil Appeals
    • Court on the Judiciary
    • Court of Impeachment
    • Nominating Commission
Elections
  • Elections
    • State Election Board
    • Last election
  • Political parties
    • Democratic Party
    • Republican Party
    • Political party strength
Divisions
  • Counties
  • Cities and Towns
Federal Relations
  • Federal representation
    • Senate
      • Jim Inhofe (R)
      • Tom Coburn (R)
    • House of Representatives
      • 1: John Sullivan (R)
      • 2: Dan Boren (D)
      • 3: Frank Lucas (R)
      • 4: Tom Cole (R)
      • 5: James Lankford (R)
  • Politics of the United States
  • Politics portal

The Oklahoma Constitution sets two responsibilities for the Labor Commissioner: (1) serve as the head of the Department of Labor and (2) serve as the chairman of the Board of Arbitration and Conciliation in the Department of Labor. As such, the vast majority of the Labor Commissioner's responsibilities are determined by acts of the Oklahoma Legislature.

As the head of the Labor Department, the Labor Commissioner is the chief executive officer of the Department and supervises the work of that Department. In doing so, the Labor Commissioner is to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of workers, to improve working conditions of workers, to advance opportunities of workers for profitable employment, and for carrying into effect all laws in relation to labor enacted by the Legislature. In performing his official duties, the Labor Commissioner may administer oaths, issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and take testimony in all matters relating to the proper enforcement of all laws over which the Commissioner has supervision of.

Read more about this topic:  Oklahoma Labor Commissioner

Famous quotes containing the word powers:

    “Whenever any form of government shall become destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, & to institute new government, laying it’s foundation on such principles & organising it’s powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety & happiness.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)