Guam § 43111 - Labor Standards.

§ 43111. Labor Standards.

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(a) Conditions of employment and training shall be appropriate and

reasonable in light of such factors as the type of work, geographic location,

and proficiency of the trainee.

(b) Health and Safety standards established under territorial and federal

law, otherwise applicable to working conditions of employees, shall be

equally applicable to working conditions of participants under this Chapter.

With respect to any participant engaged in a program conducted under this

Chapter who is engaged in an activity which is not covered by health and

safety standards under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the

Department of Labor shall prescribe by regulation such standards as may be

necessary to protect the health and safety of such participant. No participant

shall be employed in any occupation which the Department of Labor has

found to be particularly hazardous.

(c) To the extent that the territory's Worker's Compensation Law is

applicable, worker's compensation benefits in accordance with such law

shall be applicable with respect to injuries suffered by participants.

(d) All individuals employed in subsidized jobs shall be provided

benefits and working conditions at the same level, and to the same extent, as

other employees working a similar length of time and doing the same type

of work.

(e) No funds appropriated for use under this Chapter shall be used for

contributions on behalf of any participant to a retirement system or plan.

Payroll deductions from wages on behalf of program participants in

compliance with the Federal Insurance Compensation Act (FICA), however,

shall be allowable.

(f) No currently employed worker shall be displaced or partially

displaced by such actions as reduction in the hours of non-overtime work,

wages, or employment benefits by a Tourist Industry Job Corps participant.

(g) No Tourist Industry Job Corps employment program shall impair

existing contracts or collective bargaining agreements, except that a

program under this Chapter which would be inconsistent with the terms of a

collective bargaining agreement may be undertaken with the written

concurrence of the labor organization and employer concerned.