On June 18, 2020, the new Interim Final Rule (IFR) of the Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018 (the “Workforce Act”) became effective. All new applications shall be filed on new forms under new requirements. This article is an introduction of some of...
As hard as it already is for employers in the CNMI to find and hire the employees that they need, the United States Federal Government has just made it much more difficult. This article will briefly explain the new rules that apply to processing CW visa applications...
Worker’s Compensation, Holiday & Vacation Pay and Overtime Pay New investors to the CNMI often ask what benefits are they required to provide their employees. Unlike government employments, there are very few benefits that an employer in the private sector must...
The 2018 CW Act (The Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018) A big concern for new investors to the CNMI is how they will staff their businesses. The CNMI has a very small labor pool, and essentially full employment.1 New investors hear about CW Visas and...
When advising foreign investors on setting up business in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (the “CNMI”), the topic of investment visas often comes up. The CNMI is subject the immigration laws of the United States. What visa programs will work in the...