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Tinian Chamber to host workshop on labor requirements, federalization impact
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Posted on May 10 2009
The Tinian Chamber of Commerce will be hosting tomorrow a workshop to help employers understand new requirements for processing nonresident worker contracts, the federal minimum wage increase this month, and the impact of federalization on the CNMI labor program, among other things.
Phillip Mendiola-Long, president of the Tinian Chamber of Commerce, urges employers to avail of the workshop, to be conducted by visiting representatives from the CNMI Department of Labor office on Saipan.
“Know what your requirements are, and how federalization will affect your business,” said Mendiola-Long, referring to the Nov. 28 start of the transition to federal immigration system.
The business group said the 180-day delay in the start of federalization implementation to Nov. 28 instead of June 1 provides the U.S. Department of Homeland Security “sufficient time to address the security issues that would exclude China from the visa waiver program.”
Tinian, which is the only island with an operating casino and at least two more up for construction, is dependent on Chinese tourists, who will not be exempted from the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program by Nov. 28.
The May 12 workshop, which will be held at the Fleming Restaurant from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., also covers maximizing the CNMI labor permit two years into the federal program, and the new processing fees, bonding and medical insurance requirements.
The workshop, which charges a $10 fee for non-members, will be held together with the Tinian Chamber of Commerce’s monthly general membership meeting.
Included on the agenda are the president’s report on the U.S. Small Business Administration’s training workshop in April, and the board of directors’ meeting with the Joint Guam Program Office.
The 37-member Tinian Chamber of Commerce was revived in February.
