(a) The Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing is authorized to appoint a deputy director, a secretary, the heads of divisions, and such other employees as may be necessary. He or she is authorized to assign them to their duties and recommend to the General Assembly the salaries that are to be fixed by appropriation.
(b) The Division of Labor shall keep an office in Pulaski County and shall maintain such other office as shall meet the convenience of the division and the public.
(c) The members, employees, and agents of the division shall be entitled to receive from the state their necessary and actual expenses while traveling on the business of the division either within or without the State of Arkansas.
(d) The Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing and his or her authorized representatives may hold hearings at any place other than the Capitol when the convenience of the division and of the interested parties requires.