Title 3 — Human Resources
47 chapters · 719 sections in this title.
3 CMC § 4927 Entry by Foreign National Workers in Religious Occupations. [Deleted by PL 17-1 § 5(Q)(2)(h)]
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4927. Entry by Foreign National Workers in Religious Occupations [Deleted by PL 17-1 § 5(Q)(2)(h)]. Source: PL 15-108, § 4(4927), modified; deleted by PL 17-1 § 5(Q)(2)(h) (March 22, 2010).* Commission Comment: Th…
3 CMC § 4931 Standard Conditions of Employment
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4931. Standard Conditions of Employment. (a) Single employer. A foreign national worker may be employed by only one employer pursuant to a single approved employment contract except as provided by regulation. (b) …
3 CMC § 4932 Medical Insurance
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4932. Medical Insurance. (a) After commencement of operation of the LHIRF as provided in subsection (d) of this section, employers of foreign national workers may opt to have an approved health insurance contract …
3 CMC § 4933 Benefits
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4933. Benefits. Except as otherwise provided by a memorandum or other agreement between the Commonwealth and the foreign country that issued a passport to the foreign national worker, employers may but are not req…
3 CMC § 4934 Orientation
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4934. Orientation. (a) Within one week of arrival in the Commonwealth each foreign national worker shall attend an orientation at the Department or other location as designated by the Secretary. The orientation sh…
3 CMC § 4935 Contract Renewal
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4935. Contract Renewal. (a) An approved employment contract with a foreign national worker may be renewed. The criteria for approval of renewals shall be provided by regulation. (b) A request for renewal shall be …
3 CMC § 4936 Transfer By Administrative Order
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4936. Transfer By Administrative Order. A foreign national worker shall not transfer from one employer to another at any time prior to or after contract expiration. A transfer or extension of time to transfer may …
3 CMC § 4937 Reductions in Force
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4937. Reductions in Force. An employer who employs foreign national workers may reduce the number of current employees based on economic necessity. The employer shall provide notice to the Department at least sixt…
3 CMC § 4938 Avoidance and Early Resolution of Potential Labor Disputes
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4938. Avoidance and Early Resolution of Potential Labor Disputes. (a) Notice to Foreign National Workers. The Secretary shall approve a form of written notice and each employer shall deliver the notice to each for…
3 CMC § 4939 Inspection of Worksites
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4939. Inspection of Worksites. (a) Administrative inspections of worksites. In order to enforce the labor laws of the Commonwealth, the Secretary or a designee may inspect any worksite where foreign national worke…
3 CMC § 4940 Investigations
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4940. Investigations. The Department or a designee shall conduct investigations as the Department may deem appropriate and necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter and regulations, and to ensure lawful …
3 CMC § 4941 Complaints and Actions in Labor Matters
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4941. Complaints and Actions in Labor Matters. (a) Individual complaints. Any foreign national worker who is aggrieved by the failure or refusal of his or her employer to comply with an approved employment contrac…
3 CMC § 4942 Jurisdiction of the Administrative Hearing Office
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4942. Jurisdiction of the Administrative Hearing Office. (a) Jurisdiction. The Administrative Hearing Office shall have original jurisdiction to resolve all actions involving alleged violations of the labor and wa…
3 CMC § 4943 Reserved
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4943. Reserved. Source: PL 15-108, § 4(4943).
3 CMC § 4944 Powers of the Hearing Officer
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4944. Powers of the Hearing Officer. A hearing officer shall have general power to issue subpoenas, summon witnesses, require production of books, papers, documents and records, administer oaths, and such other po…
3 CMC § 4945 Service of Process
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4945. Service of Process. Service of process for any notice of any kind required for any proceeding conducted by the Administrative Hearing Office may be by personal service, by first class mail, postage prepaid, …
3 CMC § 4946 Conduct of Hearings
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4946. Conduct of Hearings. A hearing shall be commenced as soon as practicable after filing of a complaint and any mediation that may be held in the matter. Adequate notice and opportunity to present relevant evid…
3 CMC § 4947 Orders and Relief
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4947. Orders and Relief. (a) The hearing officer may, after notice and an opportunity to be heard is provided to the parties, dismiss sua sponte a complaint that the hearing officer finds to be without merit. Dism…
3 CMC § 4948 Appeal to the Secretary
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4948. Appeal to the Secretary. (a) Within fifteen days of issuance, any person or party affected by findings, decisions, or orders made pursuant to 3 CMC § 4947 of this chapter may appeal to the Secretary by filin…
3 CMC § 4949 Judicial Review
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4949. Judicial Review. (a) Judicial review of a final action of the Secretary is authorized after exhaustion of all administrative remedies and shall be initiated within thirty days of final action. (b) Except as …
3 CMC § 4950 Preservation of Private Rights of Action
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4950. Preservation of Private Rights of Action. (a) A foreign national worker may bring a direct action in the Commonwealth courts against an employer, or against the issuer of any bond required by the Department …
3 CMC § 4951 Exit During the Contract Term
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4951. Exit During the Contract Term. A foreign national worker who exits the Commonwealth during the term of an approved employment contract for any purpose other than employment shall inform the Department of the…
3 CMC § 4952 Exit After the Contract Term
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4952. Exit After the Contract Term. A foreign national worker shall exit the Commonwealth within fifteen days after the date of termination of the approved employment contract or renewal, except as provided by 3 C…
3 CMC § 4953 Periodic Exit Required [Deleted]
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4953. Periodic Exit Required [Deleted]. Source: PL 15-108, § 4(4953), § 5(Q)(5)(a)(March 22, 2010).* modified; deleted by PL 17-1 Commission Comment: The Commission replaced section references with proper code sec…
3 CMC § 4954 Responsibility for Costs of Repatriation
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4954. Responsibility for Costs of Repatriation. (a) The last employer of record of a foreign national worker shall be responsible for the costs of repatriating that worker except that employment under a temporary …
3 CMC § 4955 Reserved [Deleted]
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4955. Reserved [Deleted]. Source: PL 15-108, § 4(4955); deleted by PL 17-1 § 5(Q)(5)(b).
3 CMC § 4956 Limited Stay and Re-entry for Litigation Purposes
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4956. Limited Stay and Re-entry for Litigation Purposes. (a) A foreign national worker who is required to exit the Commonwealth shall be permitted to remain in the Commonwealth for a period not to exceed thirty da…
3 CMC § 4957 No Stay or Bar in Other Actions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4957. No Stay or Bar in Other Actions. No provision of this chapter shall make available or operate as a stay of any court order of deportation. No provision of this chapter shall bar any other civil or criminal a…
3 CMC § 4961 Regulations and Legislative Oversight
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4961. Regulations and Legislative Oversight. (a) The Secretary, the Secretary of Public Health, the Commonwealth immigration authority, and any other government agency so authorized by this part shall promulgate r…
3 CMC § 4962 Limitations
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4962. Limitations. (a) Limitation on effect of foreign national worker status. No employment contract, registration, certification, identification card, or the presence of a foreign national worker in the Commonwe…
3 CMC § 4963 Prohibitions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4963. Prohibitions. (a) (1) No person who enters the Commonwealth as a nonimmigrant resident alien may obtain a financial interest in, operate, or engage in any business, or become an employer without first qualif…
3 CMC § 4964 Sanctions and Penalties
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4964. Sanctions and Penalties. After hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, 1 CMC § 9191 et seq.: (a) Violation of any subsection of 3 CMC §§ 4923 and 4931 by an employer shall be grounds for debarm…
3 CMC § 4965 Exemptions [Deleted]
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4965. Exemptions [Deleted]. Source: PL 15-108, § 4(4965), modified; deleted by PL 17-1 § 5(Q)(6)(c) (March 22, 2010).* Commission Comment: The Commission deleted figures that repeated written words and changed cap…
3 CMC § 4966 No Liability
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4966. No Liability. The review and approval of any employment contract for a foreign national worker shall not subject the Secretary, the Department, or the Commonwealth government to liability on the employment c…
3 CMC § 4967 Required Records
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4967. Required Records. An employer of any foreign national worker shall keep, and present immediately upon demand by the Secretary or a designee, the following information: (a) Personnel records for each foreign …
3 CMC § 4968 Fees
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4968. Fees. (a) The Secretary shall establish fees for the administrative actions to be taken by the Department under this part. The Commonwealth government shall be exempted from paying such fees. (b) Fees impose…
3 CMC § 4969 Statistical Data
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4969. Statistical Data. (a) The Secretary shall maintain statistical data with respect to the number of foreign national workers employed in each of the relevant NAICS categories. (b) The Secretary shall describe …
3 CMC § 4970 Required Reports
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4970. Required Reports. (a) The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Governor and the presiding officers of the Legislature the following written reports: (1) Within one-hundred-twenty days of the end of the …
3 CMC § 4971 Electronic Filing
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4971. Electronic Filing and Access. (a) The Secretary shall establish by regulation a plan for switching from hard copy filing of documents to electronic filing of documents at the Department in order to reduce pa…
3 CMC § 4972 Transition Provisions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4972. Transition Provisions. (a) Transition for employment contracts: Any employer employing foreign national workers in the Commonwealth, and any foreign national worker within the Commonwealth, shall comply full…
3 CMC § 4973 Authorization of Appropriations
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION § 4973. Authorization of Appropriations. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Source: PL 15-108, § 4(4973).
3 CMC § 5411 Boating Safety: Declaration of Policy
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5411. Boating Safety: Declaration of Policy. (a) In order to protect the public interest in the prudent and equitable use of the waters of the Commonwealth and to enhance the enjoyment of pleasure boating and other recreational…
3 CMC § 5412 Boating Safety: Definitions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5412. Boating Safety: Definitions. As used in this chapter: (a) “Boat livery” means a business which holds any vessel for renting, leasing, or chartering. (b) “Commonwealth” means the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Island…
3 CMC § 5421 Boat Numbering
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5421. Boat Numbering. (a) All undocumented vessels equipped with propulsion machinery of any type shall have a number issued by the director. (b) A vessel need not be numbered if it is any of the following: (1) A foreign vessel…
3 CMC § 5422 Boat Numbering: Other Numbers Prohibited
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5422. Boat Numbering: Other Numbers Prohibited. No identification numbers other than those awarded to a vessel as indicated in a valid certificate of number that is in full force and effect shall be displayed on the forward hal…
3 CMC § 5423 Boat Numbering: Numbers Display
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5423. Boat Numbering: Numbers Display. (a) Each number required by 3 CMC § 5421 shall: (1) Be painted on, permanently attached to, or otherwise permanently displayed on each side of the forward half of the vessel in plain verti…
3 CMC § 5424 Contents of Application for Certificate of Number
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5424. Contents of Application for Certificate of Number. The application for a certificate of number shall be made by the owner to the director in accordance with procedures and forms prescribed by the director along with the f…
3 CMC § 5425 Contents of Certificate of Number
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5425. Contents of Certificate of Number. Each certificate of number shall contain the following information: (a) Number issued to the vessel; (b) Expiration date of the certificate; (c) Island of principal use; (d) Name and add…
3 CMC § 5426 Form of Number
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5426. Form of Number. Each number issued shall consist of the capital letters “CM” identifying the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as the jurisdiction of principal use followed by not more than four numerals; follo…
3 CMC § 5427 Authority to Grant or Refuse Applications
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5427. Authority to Grant or Refuse Applications. The director shall examine and determine the genuineness, regularity and legality of every application for numbering of a vessel and may in all cases conduct any investigation as…