Title 24 — Labor
20 chapters · 305 sections in this title.
24 V.I.C. § 1 Statement of policy
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(a) It is declared to be the policy of this chapter: (1) to establish, so far as practicable and as rapidly as possible, minimum wage and maximum hour standards, and labor conditions at levels consistent with the health, efficiency, and general well-being of workers in the differ…
24 V.I.C. § 10 Wage orders
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(a) Upon receiving the wage board's report, regarding recommended minimum wages and maximum hours, the Commissioner shall immediately publish such recommendations in the newspapers of general circulation and shall provide for an order incorporating the recommendations of this rep…
24 V.I.C. § 11 Judicial review
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(a) Any interested person in any occupation for which any wage order or any administrative regulation has been issued under the provisions of this chapter, who may be aggrieved by any such order or regulation, may obtain a review thereof in the district court by filing in such co…
24 V.I.C. § 12 Handicapped workers
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The Commissioner shall provide regulations, after public hearing, at which any person may be heard, for the employment of individuals whose earning capacity is impaired by physical or mental disability at such wages lower than the wage rates applicable under this chapter as he ma…
24 V.I.C. § 13 Learners and apprentices
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(a) For any occupation for which no wage order, issued pursuant to section 7 of this title, is in effect the Commissioner may provide by regulation, subject to the approval of the Governor, after a public hearing at which any person may be heard, for the employment in such occupa…
24 V.I.C. § 14 Maintenance of records; inspection
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Every employer subject to any provision of this chapter or of any regulation or order issued under this chapter shall make, and keep for a period of not less than three years, in or about the premises wherein any employee is employed, a record of the name, address, and occupation…
24 V.I.C. § 15 Required postings
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(a) Every employer subject to any provision of this chapter or of any regulation or order issued under this chapter shall keep a summary of this chapter approved by the commissioner, and copies of any applicable wage orders and regulations issued under this chapter, posted in a c…
24 V.I.C. § 16 Penalties
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(a) Any employer who wilfully hinders or delays the Commissioner or his authorized representative in the performance of his duties in the enforcement of this chapter, or wilfully refuses to admit the Commissioner or his authorized representative to any place of employment during …
24 V.I.C. § 17 Remedies
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(a) Any employer who pays any employee less than the applicable wage rate to which such employee is entitled, under or by virtue of this chapter, shall be liable to such employee affected for the full amount of such wage rate, less any amount actually paid to such employee by the…
24 V.I.C. § 18 Repeals; operation of prior laws; Federal laws
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(a) All laws or ordinances or parts of laws or ordinances in conflict with this chapter are repealed: Provided, however, That the Ordinance to Prescribe Minimum Wage and Maximum Hour Standards and for Other Purposes, approved October 17, 1941, as amended, for the Municipality of …
24 V.I.C. § 19 Collective bargaining
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Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to interfere with, impede, or in any way diminish, the right of employees to bargain collectively with their employers through representatives of their own choosing in order to establish wages or other conditions of work in excess of the ap…
24 V.I.C. § 2 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter—“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labor of the Virgin Islands;“employ” includes to suffer or to permit to work;“employee” includes any individual employed by an employer but does not include—(1) an individual employed in domestic service in a pr…
24 V.I.C. § 20 Hours of work
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(a) No employer shall employ any of his employees for (1) more than 5 consecutive days, or (2) longer than a total of 40 hours in a workweek, unless otherwise provided for pursuant to section 6(e) of this title, or (3) for a workday longer than 8 hours, unless such employee recei…
24 V.I.C. § 20a Mandatory rest periods
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(a) Except as otherwise provided for in a written contract or by a collective bargaining agreement:(a) An employer shall allow paid rest periods of a minimum of ten minutes within each four hours of continuous work.(b) Employers need not provide rest periods for employees whose t…
24 V.I.C. § 20b Mandatory meal break
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(a) Except as otherwise provided for in a written contract or by a collective bargaining agreement:(a) An employer shall provide its employees who work for a continuous period of seven hours or longer with:(1) An uninterrupted meal period of not less than 30 minutes during which …
24 V.I.C. § 20c Exemption
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(a) An employee may voluntarily agree to forego any rest period or meal period. The employer has the burden of proving the existence of the agreement with the employee. (b) An employer may apply to the Commissioner of Labor for an exemption from providing to all or to one or more…
24 V.I.C. § 21 Protection of resident workers; rules and regulations
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The Commissioner shall aid and assist resident workers in the Virgin Islands to obtain, safeguard and protect their rightful preference to be employed in occupations and industries in the Territory. He shall have the power to issue rules and regulations, which when approved by th…
24 V.I.C. § 22 Reports by Commissioner
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The Commissioner shall compile, arrange, classify, and publish statistics on wages, working hours, labor conditions and living costs. The Commissioner shall every year submit to the Governor and to the Legislature of the Virgin Islands a report of his activities during the preced…
24 V.I.C. § 23 Submission of payrolls
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Any person doing business in the Virgin Islands shall submit to the Commissioner, when requested, a copy of his weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly payroll for examination.
24 V.I.C. § 3 Administration
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The Commissioner of Labor shall administer the provisions of this chapter.
24 V.I.C. § 4 Minimum wages
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every employer shall pay to each of his employees including employees who are less than 18 years of age or full-time high school students at a rate not less than $8.35 per hour beginning 90 days immediately following the effective…
24 V.I.C. § 5 Powers and duties of Commissioner
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(a) The Commissioner shall have the authority to—(1) investigate, ascertain, and gather data regarding the wages, hours of work and labor conditions of persons employed in any occupation in the Virgin Islands; and(2) enter and inspect, during all reasonable hours, the place of bu…
24 V.I.C. § 6 Wage board—Composition; appointment; quorum; compensation
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(a) The Virgin Islands Wage Board, heretofore established within the Department of Labor, is continued within the Department. (b) The Board shall be composed of eight members as follows:(1) Seven voting members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislat…
24 V.I.C. § 7 Wage board—Duties
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(a) The wage board shall make regular and systematic investigations and studies of wages, hours, and working conditions for occupations affected by this chapter, including the annual reconsideration of all wage orders issued pursuant to this chapter. (b) The wage board shall clas…
24 V.I.C. § 8 Wage board—Evidence; powers
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(a) In prescribing minimum wage rates, the wage board shall request evidence from any interested party and, without being bound by any technical rules of evidence or procedure, shall consider, among other relevant factors:(1) the amount of compensation necessary to provide adequa…
24 V.I.C. § 9 Wage board reports
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(a) The wage board shall submit its report to the Commissioner within 60 days of the date of its request for evidence from interested persons. (b) The wage board reports shall contain findings of fact and recommendations with respect to the matters referred to it.