§ 351. Establishment of Department
There is hereby established as an executive department in the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, the Department of Labor, hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Department”.
§ 352. Commissioner; appointment; tenure; administration
(a) At the head of the Department there shall be a Commissioner of Labor, hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Commissioner”. (b) The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Legislature, and shall hold office during the continuance in office of the Governor by whom he […]
§ 353. Assistant Commissioner and deputies; appointment; tenure; functions
(a) There shall be in the Department an Assistant Commissioner and such deputies as the Governor deems necessary for the proper administration of the Department. The Assistant Commissioner and the deputies shall be appointed by the Governor, and shall hold office during the continuancy in office of the Governor by whom they are appointed and […]
§ 354. Divisions and bureaus; heads; functions
(a) The Governor may establish within the Department such divisions and bureaus as he deems necessary for the proper administration of the Department. (b) At the head of each division established under this section there shall be a Director, and at the head of each bureau established under this section there shall be a Chief […]
§ 355. Virgin Islands Employment Security Agency; Office of Veterans Affairs
(a) The Virgin Islands Employment Security Agency, heretofore established as an independent agency of the Virgin Islands within the Office of the Governor, and subsequently transferred and continued as an independent agency within the Department of Labor, is hereby declared to be a division of the Department of Labor under the jurisdiction and responsibility of […]
§ 356. Powers and duties of Department
(a) The Department shall exercise general control over the enforcement of the laws relating to labor and shall— (1) investigate the influence of localities and employment on labor; (2) promote, assist, and encourage the improvement of relations between management and labor; (3) investigate, and determine ways and means of improving working conditions of labor; (4) […]
§ 357. Investigatory powers of Commissioner and representatives; subpoenas; compelling obedience; contempt
(a) For the purpose of the exercise of the powers vested in him and the performance of the duties and functions imposed on him by law, the Commissioner or his duly authorized representative or representatives, may conduct investigations and hold hearings upon due notice, and in connection with the foregoing, shall have the power to […]
§ 358. Rules and regulations of Commissioner
The Commissioner may prescribe, alter or amend rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law or other regulations authorized by law, for the proper administration of the Department, the conduct of its officers and other personnel, the distribution and performance of its business, and the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers and property appertaining […]
§ 359. Virgin Islands Commission on the Status of Women; composition; duties; compensation
(a) There is hereby created, as a permanent commission within the administration, a Virgin Islands Commission on the Status of Women. The Commission shall be composed of eleven members, who shall be appointed by the Governor from among persons with a competency in public affairs and women’s activities, including persons employed by the federal or […]
§ 360. Bureau of Alien Affairs
There is hereby established within the Department of Labor a Bureau of Alien Affairs to be headed by a chief of such bureau which shall have the following powers and duties: (1) to gather, correlate and interpret information and facts concerning all noncitizens in the Virgin Islands; (2) to inquire into and make recommendations to […]