There is established the Mississippi Department of Employment Security, Office of the Governor. The Department of Employment Security shall be the Mississippi Employment Security Commission and shall retain all powers and duties as granted to the Mississippi Employment Security Commission. Wherever the term “Employment Security Commission” appears in any law, the same shall mean the Mississippi Department of Employment Security, Office of the Governor. The Executive Director of the Department of Employment Security may assign to the appropriate offices such powers and duties deemed appropriate to carry out the lawful functions of the department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 71-5-101
Organization [Repealed effective July 1, 2023]
Known as the Mississippi Employment Security Law
The act spans §§ 71–71 (89 sections).
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Hurst v. Lee County (2014)
Most recently applied in Hurst v. Lee County (August 2014)
Codes, 1942, §§ 7399, 7400; Laws, 1940, ch. 295; Laws, 1944, ch. 288, § 2; Laws, 1948, ch. 412, §§ 5a, 5b; Laws, 2004, ch. 572, § 11; reenacted without change, Laws, 2008, 1st E…
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