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50-3-402. Authority of commissioner.

(a) The commissioner has the authority to assess monetary penalties as provided in this section and §§ 50-3-403 50-3-408 for any violation of this chapter or of any standard, rule or order adopted by regulation promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter.

(b) In making the assessment, the commissioner shall give due consideration to the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the size of the business of the employer charged, the gravity of the violation, the good faith of the employer and the employer's history of previous violations.

[Acts 1972, ch. 561, § 11; 1974, ch. 585, § 16; 1977, ch. 111, § 19; T.C.A., § 50-531; Acts 1999, ch. 520, § 41.]

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50-3-402. Authority of commissioner.

(a) The commissioner has the authority to assess monetary penalties as provided in this section and §§ 50-3-403 50-3-408 for any violation of this chapter or of any standard, rule or order adopted by regulation promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter.

(b) In making the assessment, the commissioner shall give due consideration to the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the size of the business of the employer charged, the gravity of the violation, the good faith of the employer and the employer's history of previous violations.

[Acts 1972, ch. 561, § 11; 1974, ch. 585, § 16; 1977, ch. 111, § 19; T.C.A., § 50-531; Acts 1999, ch. 520, § 41.]

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50-3-402. Authority of commissioner.

(a) The commissioner has the authority to assess monetary penalties as provided in this section and §§ 50-3-403 50-3-408 for any violation of this chapter or of any standard, rule or order adopted by regulation promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter.

(b) In making the assessment, the commissioner shall give due consideration to the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the size of the business of the employer charged, the gravity of the violation, the good faith of the employer and the employer's history of previous violations.

[Acts 1972, ch. 561, § 11; 1974, ch. 585, § 16; 1977, ch. 111, § 19; T.C.A., § 50-531; Acts 1999, ch. 520, § 41.]