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kind: "range"
citation: "20 C.F.R. §§ 655.442–655.444"
title: "20"
from: "655.442"
to: "655.444"
count: 3
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/655.442..655.444"
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# §655.442. Place advertisement with CNMI Department of Labor.

- (a) The employer must place an advertisement with the CNMI Department of Labor for a period of 21 consecutive calendar days satisfying the requirements set forth in [§ 655.441](/cfr/20/655.441.md).
- (b) Documentation of this step must include:
  - (1) Either printouts of web pages in which the advertisement appeared on the CNMI Department of Labor job listing system, or other verifiable evidence from the CNMI Department of Labor containing the text of the advertisement; and
  - (2) **The dates of publication demonstrating compliance with the requirement of this section.**

# §655.443. Contact with former U.S. workers.


The employer must contact (by mail or other effective means) its former U.S. workers, including those who have been laid off within 270 calendar days before the date of need, employed by the employer in the occupation at the place(s) of employment during the previous year (except those who were dismissed for cause or who abandoned the place(s) of employment), provide a copy of the CW-1 Application for Temporary Employment Certification, and solicit their return to the job. This contact must occur during the period of time that the job offer is being advertised on the CNMI Department of Labor's job listing system under [§ 655.442](/cfr/20/655.442.md). The employer must retain documentation sufficient to prove such contact in accordance with [§ 655.456](/cfr/20/655.456.md). An employer has no obligation to contact U.S. workers it terminated for cause or who abandoned employment at any time during the previous year, if the employer provided timely notice to the NPC of the termination or abandonment in the manner described in [§ 655.423(v)](/cfr/20/655.423.md?p=v).


# §655.444. Notice of posting requirement.


The employer must post a copy of the CW-1 Application for Temporary Employment Certification in at least two conspicuous locations at the place(s) of employment or in some other manner that provides reasonable notification to all employees in the job classification and area in which the work will be performed by the CW-1 workers. Electronic posting, such as displaying an electronic copy of the CW-1 Application for Temporary Employment Certification prominently on any internal or external website that is maintained by the employer and customarily used for notices to employees about terms and conditions of employment, is sufficient to meet this posting requirement as long as it otherwise meets the requirements of this section. The notice must be posted for a period of 21 consecutive calendar days. The employer must maintain proof the CW-1 Application for Temporary Employment Certification was posted and identify where and during what period of time it was posted in accordance with [§ 655.456](/cfr/20/655.456.md).