The Department of Labor administrative hearing office has agreed to issue a certificate of good standing to a construction company\u2014provided that it pays a $2,000 fine for failing in the past to post job vacancy announcements for 45 positions.<\/p>\n
Labor administrative hearing officer Jerry Cody reversed Labor\u2019s denial of a certificate of good standing for Big Bell Inc., provided that the company complies with his order.<\/p>\n
After Big Bell pays the sanction, Labor shall process a certificate of good standing for the company, said Cody in the order on Monday.<\/p>\n
Cody fined Big Bell $3,000, but suspended $1,000 for two years, then extinguished, provided that the company pays the remaining $2,000 and complies with Labor\u2019s statutes and regulations during that period.<\/p>\n
Cody ordered Big Bell to pay the $2,000 portion of the fine no later than 30 days of the date of this order.<\/p>\n
Cody reminded Big Bell that it has a continuing obligation to post job vacancy announcements on Labor\u2019s website and to post employer declarations to online job applicants who respond to the posted JVAs.<\/p>\n
He said Big Bell also has a continuing obligation to file documents (total workforce listings and workforce plans).<\/p>\n
Cody warned that if Big Bell fails to comply with these obligations, Labor may request an order reinstating the suspended sanction, and imposing additional sanctions, after a due process hearing.<\/p>\n
He said Big Bell\u2019s failure in the future to comply with Labor regulations may support the denial of an application for a certificate of good standing.<\/p>\n
Big Bell operates a construction business on Saipan that currently employs 50 employees and 43 of them are CW-1 status employees. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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