Alabama Code 25-4-111. Adoption, etc., of general rules and regulations
Terms Used In Alabama Code 25-4-111
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Secretary: as used in this chapter , means the Secretary of Labor or his authorized representatives; except, that during any interim in which there is no duly appointed and qualified Secretary of Labor, the same shall mean the Director of Unemployment Compensation, provided for in Section 25-2-3. See Alabama Code 25-4-6
- State: as used in this chapter , includes, in addition to the states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Canada. See Alabama Code 25-4-14
General rules interpreting or applying this chapter and affecting all, or classes of, employers, or other employing units, shall be adopted by the secretary only after a public hearing thereon, notice of which shall be published at least once, not less than 10 days prior thereto in daily newspapers published in Montgomery, Birmingham, and Mobile, Alabama, and in such other newspaper or newspapers as the secretary may prescribe. Prior to such hearing the secretary shall furnish to any person upon his application therefor a copy of the proposed general rules to be considered at the hearing. Such general rules shall, upon adoption by the secretary, be filed with the Secretary of State and, subject to the provisions of Section 25-4-112, shall take legal effect 10 days thereafter, unless a later date is specified by the secretary, which rules may be amended or repealed in the same manner as is above provided for their adoption. The secretary shall by general rule prescribe the manner in which regulations may be adopted, amended, or rescinded.