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Marshall Islands Employment Equal Opportunity Act, 2017 16MIRCCh.6Index TITLE 16 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS CHAPTER 6 - MARSHALL ISLANDS EMPLOYMENT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT, 2017 s Republic of the Marshall Islands Jepilpilin Ke Ejukaan MARSHALL ISLANDS EMPLOYMENT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT, 2017 Index Section Page §601.

§602.

§603.

§604.

§605.

§606.

Short title.

.............................................................................................................................. 3 Purpose.
................................................................................................................................. 3 Equal Treatment of Employee Regarding Benefits.......................................................... 3 Civil Penalty.

......................................................................................................................... 4 Enforcement.
......................................................................................................................... 4 Effective Date.
....................................................................................................................... 4 l Page1 Index16MIRCCh.6 Marshall Islands Employment Equal Opportunity Act, 2017 Page2 r Marshall Islands Employment Equal Opportunity Act, 2017 16MIRCCh.6§601 TITLE 16 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS CHAPTER 6 - MARSHALL ISLANDS EMPLOYMENT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT, 2017 s Republic of the Marshall Islands Jepilpilin Ke Ejukaan MARSHALL ISLANDS EMPLOYMENT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT, 2017 AN ACT to ensure that all employees of a person or other entity doing business in the Republic of the Marshall Islands are treated equally in regard to obtaining employment benefits.
Commencement: Source: March 15, 2018 P.L.

2018-73 §601.

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Marshall Islands Employment Equal Opportunity Act, 2017.

§602.

Purpose.

The purpose of this Act is to ensure that all employees of a person or other entity doing business in the Republic of the Marshall Islands are treated equally in regard to obtaining employee benefits.

§603.

Equal Treatment of Employee Regarding Benefits.


(1) (2) It shall be the duty of any person or other entity doing businesses in the Republic of the Marshall Islands to offer all employees the same employee benefits.

Employee benefits shall pharmaceutical insurance, life insurance, retirement and pension.

include, medical, dental, vision and l Page3 16MIRCCh.6§604 Marshall Islands Employment Equal Opportunity Act, 2017 §604.

Civil Penalty.
Civil Penalty.

Any person or other entity who violates a provision of this Act shall be liable to a monetary in the amount not less than $5,000 and not more than $50,000.

§605.

Enforcement.

An action to enforce the civil penalty against the person or entity may be commenced by the Attorney General or the affected employee or employees.

§606.

Effective Date.

The Act shall take effect on the date of certification in accordance with the Article IV, Section 21 of the Constitution.

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