American Samoa § 7.1434 - Members’ contributions to the Fund.
Full text of American Samoa American Samoa Code Annotated § 7.1434 — Members’ contributions to the Fund., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7.1434. Members’ contributions to the Fund.
(a) Each member of the Fund shall contribute 2.85 percent of the salary earned and accruing to such member subsequent to the operative date. Beginning 1 October 1981, each member of the Fund shall contribute to the Fund each fund-year 3 percent of compensation earned and accruing to each member during that year. This contribution shall be made as a deduction from salary and applies only to income earned during regular working hours. Income earned on overtime is not subject to this contribution. (b) Every employee who is a member of the Fund shall be deemed to consent and agree to the deduction from salary, and payment to such employee of salary less such deduction shall constitute a full and complete discharge and acquittance of all claims and demands whatsoever for the services rendered by such employee during the period covered by such payment, except as to the benefits herein provided. Amendments: 1987 Subsection (a): added “, and applies only to income earned during regular working hours. Income earned on overtime is not subject to this contribution”.
Source: official American Samoa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7.1434 ("Members’ contributions to the Fund.") 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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