Labor Code section 54

The director shall perform all duties, exercise all powers and jurisdiction, assume and discharge all responsibilities, and carry out and effect all purposes vested by law in the department, except as otherwise expressly provided by this code.

Source: Section 54, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=54. (updated Jan. 1, 1937; accessed Jul. 6, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/labor_code_section_54

Original Source: Section 54, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=54. (last accessed May 12, 2025).