Local
Friday, April 17, 2009
By Anthony Pellegrino
Special to the Saipan Tribune
Department of Labor Deputy Secretary Cinta Kaipat said they are eyeing a reduction in the backlog of labor cases pending in the Superior Court.
In her interim report on the implementation of Public Law 15-108, Kaipat said they expect to be current within six to eight weeks on labor cases filed in the local court.
Kaipat said that Labor's new counsel, Eli Golob, appeared in court on several cases a few days after being sworn in as member of the CNMI Bar.
Golob practiced law in Arizona and New York and is reportedly an experienced trial attorney and in administrative hearings.
Kaipat said Golob will also be working on reducing the backlog of alien worker claims at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Labor Relations Board, and the U.S. Department of Labor.
Kaipat emphasized that the backlogs in these federal agencies are not the result of any delay at CNMI Labor.
“We are going to urge the agencies to move along and terminate Temporary Work Authorizations as soon as possible in cases where the agencies continue their undue delays,” she added.
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