§ 21. General powers and duties of commissioner. The commissioner\nshall be the administrative head of the department and shall have,\nnotwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, general\nadministrative supervision over the several divisions, boards,\ncommissions, bureaus, and agencies thereof whether established under the\nprovisions of this chapter or the workmen's compensation law and in\nconnection therewith, the commissioner:\n 1. Shall enforce all the provisions of this chapter and may issue such\norders as he finds necessary directing compliance with any provision of\nthis chapter, except as in this chapter otherwise provided;\n 2. Shall cause proper inspections to be made of all matters prescribed\nby this chapter;\n 3. Shall cause investigations to be made of the condition of women in\nindustry;\n * 3-a. Shall prepare and submit to the governor, the temporary\npresident of the senate and the speaker of the assembly on or before the\nthirtieth day of September an annual report on the status of older\nworkers including those over the age of sixty-five in New York state.\nSuch report shall describe in detail the employment needs of such older\nworkers and the ability of existing state employment services to deal\nwith the problems of older workers. The report shall consider the need\nfor affirmative action, training, counseling, development of alternative\nwork schedules, job development activities within the public and private\nsector, and the need for improved use by older workers of publicly\nfunded programs for employment and employment-related services. The\nreport shall also consider the economic impact of unemployment among\nolder workers and shall contain recommendations, including the\nassociated costs, for improved programs or for changes in statutes or\nregulations to provide increased employment opportunities for older\nworkers.\n * NB Expired October 1, 1981\n 4. Shall inquire into and report on the causes of all strikes,\nlockouts and other industrial controversies or labor disputes, and may\nappoint boards of inquiry for that purpose;\n 5. Shall institute methods and procedures for the establishment of a\nprogram for voluntary compliance by employers and employees with the\nrequirements of this act and all applicable safety and health standards\nand rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the authority of this\narticle;\n 6. Shall provide a method of encouraging employers and employees in\ntheir efforts to reduce the number of safety and health hazards arising\nfrom undesirable, inappropriate, or unnecessary working conditions at\nthe workplace and of stimulating employers and employees to institute\nnew and to perfect existing programs for providing safe and healthful\nworking conditions;\n 7. May provide for the establishment and maintenance of public\nemployment offices for the purpose of securing employment for men, women\nand children;\n 8. May make investigations, collect and compile statistical\ninformation and report upon the conditions of labor generally and upon\nall matters relating to the enforcement and effect of the provisions of\nthis chapter and of the rules thereunder;\n 9. May enforce any lawful municipal ordinance, by-law or regulation\nrelating to any place affected by the provisions of this chapter, not in\nconflict with provisions of this chapter;\n 10. May investigate the condition of noncitizens relative to their\nemployment in industry;\n 11. May issue such regulations governing any provision of this chapter\nas he finds necessary and proper.\n 12. Shall compile and publish, on an annual basis, a list of all\nregulations and notices required to be posted by employers for the\nbenefit of their employees pursuant to this chapter, the workers'\ncompensation law and any other state or federal law, rule or regulation.\n 13. Shall adopt regulations prescribing the methodology for\nestablishing an ongoing monthly statewide cost of labor index and an\nannual
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