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ERI DisclaimerGuam - Compensation & Benefit Legislation
GUAM - AASHOWME
Demonstrates www.BenefitsReview.com™ site. Illustrates insurance carriers' coverages within the Territory.
GUAM - LEAVES OF ABSENCE
See U.S. Federal Family and Medical Leave Act
GUAM - LONG TERM DISABILITY CODE ADDITIONS
Territory does not require employer to provide long term disability benefits; although many employers do in order to remain competitive in hiring/retention of employees.
See LEAVES OF ABSENCE (above), WORKERS' COMPENSATION (below) and U.S. Federal Americans With Disabilities Act
GUAM - MINIMUM WAGE
Refer to the Federal minimum wage: $5.15 per hour (effective September 1, 1997).
GUAM - PARENTAL LEAVE
See U.S. Federal Family and Medical Leave Act
GUAM - PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS
See U.S. Federal Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
GUAM - SALARY SURVEY
ERI's Relocation Assessor™ is a recommended source for U.S./Canadian wages & salaries (covering 3,000 positions).
GUAM - WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Private Employers: Mandatory as to all industrial employments. (Note: Employment in trade, occupation or profession, carried on by employer for pecuniary gain.)
Public Employers: Mandatory as to paid and voluntary work done for Government of Guam or any political sub-division.
Exceptions: Casual labor and members of Territorial Board of Education.
Special Coverage Provisions: All contracts of hire in the Territory for work outside the Territory are presumed to allow remedies under the Guam Workers' Compensation Law. (U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1994 Analysis of Workers' Compensation Laws.)