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On security, manpower, and service provider companies
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Posted on Oct 27 2006
[B]Q: Can a security guard company hire nonresident workers from outside the Commonwealth?
A: [/B]According to the Alien Labor Rules and Regulations, security guard and manpower companies and service providers cannot hire any employees, including replacements, from outside the CNMI.
All security guard and manpower companies and service providers must be screened pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Labor and the Department of Commerce prior to filing applications for renewal of employees or to have employees transferred to them.
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[B]Q: What will happen to an employee if the Department of Commerce finds a security guard or manpower company or service provider unfit to hire nonresident workers?A:[/B] The employee shall either be allowed to transfer to a qualified second party employer, otherwise transfer, or be repatriated at the expense of the security guard or manpower company or service provider. The Labor Secretary will also ask the Department of Commerce to hold a hearing to determine whether the employer’s business license should be revoked.
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Q: If the Department of Commerce finds a security guard or manpower company or service provider fit to hire alien workers, what are the requirements for the employer to file?
A:[/B] The employer shall file a timely, complete labor application, timecards and canceled paycheck stubs for the entire period (not to exceed one year) that the employee worked for the employer. The employer shall also file a sworn affidavit signed by both the employer and employee affirming that the employee did not pay for the processing costs, fees, or health screening, and that he or she got paid by the employer for the last year or whatever period the employee worked for that employer.
The employer must also file a cash bond in the amount of six months wages and one-way airfare to the employee’s place of origin and $9,000 for potential medical expenses or a $9,000 cash bond for medical expenses.
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