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17 GAR Chapter 7- 2009 Revision PDF Print E-mail
Alien Labor Certification
Guam Administrative Rules and Regulations
CHAPTER 7
TEMPORARY ALIEN WORKERS
Revised 7/20/09
 
 
 
§7101. Authority and Purpose.
§7102. Definitions.
§7103. Certification Required; Expiration; Extension.
§7104. Certification Requirements.
§7105. Registration of Temporary Alien Workers; Identification Badges.
§7106. Renewal of Certification and Registration.
§7107. Exit Clearance. 
§7108. Living Arrangements.
§7109. Control of Temporary Alien Workers' Behavior and Passports.
§7110. Employer's Workplace Monthly Report.
§7111. Notices.
§7112. Other Laws, Rules and Regulations Applicable.
§7113. Penalties.
§7114. Hearings.
§7115. Petitions.
§7116. Severability.
§7117. Interpretation.
§7118.  Limitations of Temporary Alien Workers
§7119. Mandatory Employer Participation
§7120. Additional Projects
§7121. Repeal of Policy
 
 
§7101.  Authority and Purpose.
 
(a)  Authority. Authority under Guam law for the promulgation of Rules and Regulations affecting labor conditions in Guam by the Director of Labor is contained principally in 22 GCA §1106, and additional authority for these Rules and Regulations is provided by 22 GCA §§7118.1 and 7126.
 
(b) Purpose. The purpose of these Rules and Regulations  is  to  provide  for  the  orderly  control  of  the process  in  certifying  the  lack  of  available  U.S.-resident labor for employment opportunities in Guam, in recruiting Temporary Alien Workers for employment in specific jobs available in Guam, in ensuring that Temporary Alien Workers  are  accorded  fair  and  safe  treatment  in  their employment and stay in Guam, and in protecting the U.S.- resident labor force from adverse effects due to the employment in Guam of Temporary Alien Workers.
 
§7102. Definitions.  For the purposes of this Chapter and to clarify verbiage in 22 GCA Chapter 7, and unless required by context, the  following  terms  shall have the following definitions:
 
            
(a) Department of Labor; Director of Labor shall mean the Government of Guam Department  of  Labor  and the Director thereof, respectively;
 
(b)  U.S.-Resident  Worker  shall  mean  any  person, whether  a  citizen  or  national  of  the  United  States  of America or a foreign citizen or national, who is legally permitted to reside and work permanently within the United States of America and its Possessions;
 
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