, 1955-06-25
10 U r N AL
JOURNAL
OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST LEGISLATURE
OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
First Regular Session 1855
First Regular Session 1855

THURSDAY, MARCH TO- 1855
Continued from yesterday
icy The provisions of section 4 (a) shall not apply to any
employee employed in such extraordinary emergencies as
those resulting directly from fire, flood, storm or similar ma
tural forces, or epidemic of illness or disease, or emergencies
involving public safety, whic hrequire employment IN ex-
cess of the hours specified in section 4 (a) IN order that lie
health, property may be preserved; provided, however, that
the employer shall pay each employee SO employed at not
less than his regular rate Of pay for each hour employed, IN excess Of
the hours specified in section 4(a); Provided, further, that ~
each such case, the employer shall Immediately notify the
Labor Division Head Of such excess employment N sucn
manner as he may require.
SECTION 5 (al This Act shall be administered by the
Head Of the Labor Division, and such other personnel as may
be necessary, appointed by the Governor. The Labor Divi-
sion Head shall have power to classify occupations under cate
gories prescribed in Section 3; Provided, however that any
aggrieved party, upon application, shall be entitled to a pub
lie hearing hy the Labor Division Head on any order Of CLASH
fication, which hearing shall be heldNafter due notice.
d. The Labor Division Head, or his authorized repre-
sentative, may investigate and gather data regarding the
wages, hours, and other conditions and practices of employ
ment in the Virgin Islands and may enter and inspect such
places and such records land make such transcriptions there
off, question sue henp1oyees, and investigate such facts, con-
ditions, practices. or matters as he may deem necessary or ap-
propriate tc determine whether any person has violated any
provisions Of this Act or which may aid in the enforcement Of
the provisions Of this Act or in connection with the recon-
mendations Of further legislation.
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law and a copy of any classification order to which he may
be subject conspcuously posted in or about the premises
wherein any person subject thereto is employed. Employers
shall be furnished copies Of such abstract and orders on re-
quest without charge.
I'D Every employer subject to any provision Of this Act
or Of any order issued under this Act shall make, keep, and
preserve sue hrecords of the persons employed by him and
of the wages, hours, and other conditions and practices Of the
employment maintained by him, and shall preserve such re-
cords for such period of time and shall make such reports
therefrorn to the Labor Division Head as he shall prescribe
by regulation or order as necessary or appropriate for the
enforcement Of the provisions Of this Act or the regulations
or orders hereunder.
(e) There is hereby established within the Department
Of Agriculture and Labor the Wage Board comprising Of five
members to be appointed by the Governor, two representing
labor, two representing business, and one representing the
public, who shall serve for one year-It shall be the duty
Of the Board to hear and decide appeals of any aggreived
party taken from any decision of the Labor Division Head.
Such appeals shall be in writing and filed with the Board not
later than thirty 800 days after the Labor Division Head has
rendered the decision appealed from. Appeals from the de-
cision of the Board may be taken to the District Court and
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