§ 11-2-111 - Office -- Employees -- Location of hearings. - Arkansas Statutes

11-2-111. Office -- Employees -- Location of hearings.

(a) The Director of the Department of Labor is authorized to appoint a deputy director, a secretary, the heads of divisions, and such other employees as may be necessary. He or she is authorized to assign them to their duties and recommend to the General Assembly the salaries which are to be fixed by appropriation.

(b) The Department of Labor shall keep an office in the City of Little Rock and shall maintain such other office as shall meet the convenience of the department and the public. The department shall be provided by the Secretary of State with suitable rooms, necessary furniture, stationery, books, periodicals, and other supplies.

(c) The members, employees, and agents of the department shall be entitled to receive from the state their necessary and actual expenses while traveling on the business of the department either within or without the State of Arkansas.

(d) The director and his or her authorized representatives may hold hearings at any place other than the Capitol when the convenience of the department and of the interested parties requires.