§ 473. Severance pay
(a) (1) No later than one pay period the termination, the employer shall pay every affected employee a severance payment equal to one week’s pay for every year of service with the employer. Severance pay for service in months over a year must be prorated accordingly; but a labor union shall have the right to […]
§ 474. Preference in hiring; employment assistance
(a) Employees affected by a plant closing must be given permanent preference in hiring and employment at other work places of the employer. Any employee who is so rehired or employed must be granted seniority as determined on the date of termination of employment. (b) The Commissioner shall establish a program to provide affected employees […]
§ 475. Right to purchase facility
Employees affected by a plant closing shall have the right of first refusal to purchase an affected facility within 90 days of the employer’s notice to close the facility as provided by section 472 of this chapter. If the employees do not elect to purchase the facility the Government of the Virgin Islands shall maintain […]
§ 477. Injunctions
In addition to any other penalties prescribed by law, the Attorney General may bring action in any court in the Virgin Islands to restrain violations of this chapter.
§ 478. Regulations
The Commissioner may adopt such rules and regulations, consistent with the provisions of this chapter, pursuant to the provisions of Title 3, chapter 35, Virgin Islands Code, as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
§ 609. Short title
This chapter may be cited and shall be known as the “Youth Transitional Employment Act.”
§ 610. Legislative declaration of purpose
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for an employment program in the 11th and 12th grades of high school, for a period of one (1) year to assist young individuals who need and can benefit from an employment program immediately upon graduation from high school or a recognized institution of higher learning to […]
§ 611. Establishment of Youth Transitional Employment Program
There is established within the Department of Labor a program to be called the “Youth Transitional Employment Program”. For the purpose of this chapter and unless the definition clearly indicates otherwise, “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Labor.
§ 612. Individual eligible for the Youth Transitional Employment Program
To become a participant in the Youth Employment Transitional Employment Program, a person must be an eligible youth who— (1) is domiciled in the Virgin Islands; (2) is an 11th or 12th grader in an accredited high school or has graduated from an accredited high school or institution of higher learning within two years of […]
§ 467. Handling of criminal records
(a) It is unlawful for a peace officer or employee of a law enforcement agency with access to criminal offender record information maintained by a local enforcement criminal justice agency to knowingly disclose, with intent to affect a person’s employment, any information contained therein pertaining to an arrest or detention or proceeding that did not […]