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SECTION 150-156
150. The Division of Labor Statistics and Research, hereafter in this chapter referred to as the division, shall collect, compile and present facts and statistics relating to the condition of labor in the state, including information as to cost of living, labor supply and demand, industrial relations, industrial disputes, industrial accidents and safety, labor productivity, sanitary and other conditions, prison labor, and such other matters in relation to labor as the Director of Industrial Relations deems desirable. Except for statistics relating to internal administration, all statistical functions of the department shall be performed by the division. 151. The division shall conduct an annual survey of the ethnic derivation of the individuals who are parties to apprentice agreements described in Section 3077 of this code. In conducting this survey, the division shall use any pertinent data which the federal government may provide to avoid duplication of effort. The Division of Apprenticeship Standards shall cooperate in the accomplishment of the survey required by this section as the division may request. The occasion of this survey may be used to gather such additional current data as may be of benefit to apprenticeship programs. Data gathered pursuant to this section shall not be evidence per se of an unlawful employment practice. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize any state agency to require an employer to employ a specified percentage of individuals of any particular ethnic derivation irrespective of such individuals' qualifications for employment. 152. The Chief of the Division of Labor Statistics and Research and employees of the division authorized by him may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and production of books, papers and records; administer oaths; examine witnesses under oath; take the verification or proof of written instruments; and take depositions and affidavits for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this code and performing the duties which the division is required to perform. They shall have free access to all places of labor. Any person, or agent or officer thereof, who willfully neglects or refuses to furnish statistics requested by the division, which are in his possession, or under his control, or who refuses to admit the chief or his authorized employee to a place of labor, is guilty of a misdemeanor. The Director of Industrial Relations may direct the chief and the employees of other divisions of the department to transmit to the Division of Labor Statistics and Research any statistical information in their possession, or to conduct investigations and otherwise assist the Division of Labor Statistics and Research in the gathering of whatever statistics the director deems desirable. 153. Except as provided in Section 151 no use shall be made in the reports of the division of the names of persons supplying the information required under this code. Any agent or employee of the division who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. 156. An annual report containing statistics on California work injuries and occupational diseases and fatalities by industry classifications shall be completed and published by the Division of Labor Statistics and Research no later than December 31 of the following calendar year. All of the reports and statistics shall be available to the public.
