American Samoa § 32.0557 - Failure to secure payment of compensation
Full text of American Samoa American Samoa Code Annotated § 32.0557 — Failure to secure payment of compensation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32.0557. Failure to secure payment of compensation
(a) Any employer required to secure the payment of compensation under this chapter or Chapter 32.06 who fails to secure such compensation is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. (b) Where such employer is a corporation, the president, secretary, and treasurer thereof shall also be liable, severally, for such fine or imprisonment, and such president, secretary, and treasurer shall be severally personally liable, jointly with such corporation, for any compensation or other benefit which may accrue under this chapter or Chapter 32.06 in respect to any injury which may occur to any employee of such corporation while it so fails to secure the payment of compensation. (c) This section shall not affect any other liability of an employer under this chapter or Chapter 32.06. Amendments: 1980 Amended to conform with penalties provided for in Title 46, Criminal Justice.
Source: official American Samoa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About American Samoa § 32.0557
What does American Samoa Code Annotated § 32.0557 cover?
Section 32.0557 ("Failure to secure payment of compensation") is part of the American Samoa Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of American Samoa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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