41-23-230
Section 41-23-230 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words shall
have the following meanings: (1) CALL CENTER. A physical location within the State of Alabama
at which 50 or more individuals receive by telephone, email, or other electronic forms of
communication requests for service and repairs and assist with a resolution. The term does
not include locations within this state at which similar calls are resolved in whole or in
part by means of computers, including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence. (2) DIRECTOR.
The Director of the Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (3) EMPLOYER. A call center
that employs either of the following: a. Fifty or more individuals, excluding part-time employees.
b. Fifty or more individuals who, in the aggregate, work at least 1,500 hours each week for
the employer, not including overtime hours. This term does not apply to the State of Alabama
or its agencies or departments. (4) PART-TIME EMPLOYEE. An...
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41-23-233
Section 41-23-233 Disqualification from receipt of grants, loans, etc.; recapture demands;
waiver. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), an employer that appears on a list compiled
by the director pursuant to Section 41-23-232 is ineligible to receive from the state or any
political subdivision of the state any grant, loan, or tax credit until five years after the
date on which the employer relocated the call center. (b) Except as provided in subsection
(c), if an employer appears on a list compiled under Section 41-23-232, the director shall
recapture from the employer an amount equal to the unamortized value of any grant, loan, or
tax credit that the employer received from the state or any political subdivision of the state
on or after September 1, 2019. The employer shall pay the recapture amount to the director
within 30 days of receiving the recapture demand. (c) The director may waive the disqualification
provided for in subsection (a) if the employer applying for the grant,...
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8-7A-19
Section 8-7A-19 Civil penalties. (a) The commission may assess a civil penalty against a person
that violates this chapter or a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter in an amount
not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day for each day the violation is outstanding.
(b) In addition to the assessment in subsection (a), the commission may assess a charge for
the actual cost of any investigation resulting from any violation of this chapter, a violation
of any rule or order issued under this chapter, or the cost of any examination made by the
commission pursuant to this chapter, to the person or persons subject to such investigation
or examination. All assessments collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the
Alabama Securities Commission Fund in the State Treasury to be drawn upon by the commission
for its use in administration of this chapter. (Act 2017-389, §2.)...
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24-5-14
Section 24-5-14 Penalties; disposition of funds. (a) Whoever violates this article or any regulation
or order issued under this article shall be liable for a civil penalty of not to exceed one
thousand dollars ($1,000) for each such violation. Each violation of any section of this article
or regulation or order shall constitute a separate violation with respect to each manufactured
home or with respect to each failure or refusal to allow or perform an act required thereby,
except that the maximum civil penalty may not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) for
any related series of violations occurring within one year from the date of the first violation.
Before the commission shall impose a civil penalty it shall first advise the violator of its
intention to do so and hold a hearing on the violation no sooner than two weeks after notification
to the person of the commission's intent to impose civil penalties and the indicated violations.
(b) Any individual or a director, officer, or...
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31-13-17
Section 31-13-17 Discriminatory employment practices. (a) It shall be a discriminatory practice
for a business entity or employer to fail to hire a job applicant who is a United States citizen
or an alien who is authorized to work in the United States as defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1324a(h)(3)
or discharge an employee working in Alabama who is a United States citizen or an alien who
is authorized to work in the United States as defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1324a(h)(3) while retaining
or hiring an employee who the business entity or employer knows, or reasonably should have
known, is an unauthorized alien. (b) A violation of subsection (a) may be the basis of a civil
action in the state courts of this state. Any recovery under this subsection shall be limited
to compensatory relief and shall not include any civil or criminal sanctions against the employer.
(c) The losing party in any civil action shall pay the court costs and reasonable attorneys
fees for the prevailing party; however, the losing...
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37-15-5
Section 37-15-5 Underground damage prevention program. (a) Until January 1, 2027: (1) Operators
who have underground facilities within this state shall participate in and utilize the services
of the One-Call Notification System. (2) Operators that are members of the One-Call Notification
System on January 1, 2020, must remain members. (3) Operators with more than 25,000 customers
or 500 miles of facilities, that are not members, must join the One-Call Notification System
by January 1, 2021. (4) Operators that do not meet the thresholds described in subdivision
(2) or (3), must join the One-Call Notification System by January 1, 2022. (5) Operators of
electrical underground facilities that join the One-Call Notification System under the requirements
of subdivision (3) or (4) having less than five percent underground trench miles compared
to the total miles of line, are not subject to the membership costs until their underground
trench miles exceed the trench mile exemption. These...
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8-19A-18
Section 8-19A-18 Civil penalties; recovery of penalties. (a) Any person who engages in any
act or practices that violate this chapter is liable for a civil penalty of up to ten thousand
dollars ($10,000) for each violation. (b) The civil penalty may be recovered by any of the
following: (1) Civil action against the person engaging in the violative act or practice.
(2) Agreement and settlement of a civil action filed by stipulation of terms by the person
engaging in the violative act or practice and the director of the division by authority of
the Attorney General, and by payment of any agreed upon amount by the person against whom
the claim was filed. (3) The settlement of a claim against a person for violation of this
chapter before civil action is filed by agreement upon terms and by the payment of any settlement
amount agreed upon by the person and the director of the division by authority of the Attorney
General. (c) Upon ceasing the violative act or practice and agreeing to desist...
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9-16-94
Section 9-16-94 Penalties. (a) Any permittee or operator who violates any permit condition
or who violates any other provision of this article, may be assessed a civil penalty by the
regulatory authority, except that if such violation leads to the issuance of a cessation order
under Section 9-16-93, the civil penalty shall be assessed. Such penalty shall not exceed
$5,000.00 for each violation. Each day of continuing violation may be deemed a separate violation
for purposes of penalty assessments. In determining the amount of the penalty, consideration
shall be given to the permittee's history of previous violations at the particular surface
coal mining operations; the seriousness of the violation, including any irreparable harm to
the environment and any hazard to the health or safety of the public; whether the permittee
was negligent; and the demonstrated good faith of the permittee charged in attempting to achieve
rapid compliance after notification of the violation. (b) A civil...
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37-15-7
Section 37-15-7 Emergency excavation or demolition. (a) Compliance with the notice requirements
of Section 37-15-4 is not required of persons responsible for emergency excavation or demolition;
provided, however, that such person gives, before commencing or as soon as practicable thereafter,
notice of the emergency excavation or demolition to each operator having underground facilities
located in the area or to the "One-Call Notification System" acting on behalf of
the operator. However, every person who shall engage in such emergency excavation or demolition
shall take all necessary and reasonable precautions to avoid or minimize damage to existing
underground facilities. (b) An excavator misrepresenting an emergency excavation or demolition
is subject to the civil penalties imposed pursuant to Section 37-15-10. (Acts 1994, No. 94-487,
p. 911, §7; Act 2014-220, p. 691, §1.)...
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25-5-339
Section 25-5-339 Confidentiality of information. (a) All information, interviews, reports,
statements, memoranda, and test results, written or otherwise, received by the employer through
a substance abuse testing program are confidential communications, but may be used or received
in evidence, obtained in discovery, or disclosed in any civil or administrative proceeding,
except as provided in subsection (c). (b) Employers, laboratories, medical review officers,
employee assistance programs, drug or alcohol rehabilitation programs, and their agents who
receive or have access to information concerning test results shall keep all information confidential.
Release of such information under any other circumstance shall be solely pursuant to a written
consent form signed voluntarily by the person tested, unless the release is compelled by an
agency of the state or a court of competent jurisdiction or unless deemed appropriate by a
professional or occupational licensing board in a related...
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