COMMUNITY NETWORK RESOURCES
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EMPLOYER NETWORK RESOURCES
Economic Development Administration
The Economic Development Commission (EDC) offers unique tax incentives for qualified businesses.
Small Business Development Center
The Virgin Islands Small Business Development Center is the #1 resource for entrepreneurs and small businesses in the territory and it is the only nationally accredited program that provides business advising.
Safety in Paradise
The program addresses immediate problems and offers professional advice and help in maintaining continued effective worker protection. Employers can find out about potential hazards at their worksites, improve their occupational safety and health management systems and even qualify for a one-year exemption from routine OSHA inspections.
Virgin Islands Division of Occupational Safety & Health (VIDOSH)
The Virgin Islands Division of Occupational Safety and Health (VIDOSH) ensures that the Virgin Islands Public Sector employers/employees are provided with a safe and healthful work environment free from recognized hazards.
Department of Human Services
The Department of Human Services is committed to emerge as a public sector agency that empowers individuals and families towards self-sufficiency through a seamless delivery system of services
Unemployment Insurance
Unemployment Insurance is designed to provide benefits to eligible persons who are temporarily unemployed through no fault of their own. In all States, employers pay quarterly contributions to cover their workers against involuntary unemployment.
Workers Compensation
Workers’ Compensation is an insurance program that provides medical and disability benefits for work-related injuries and diseases. If injured on the job, an employee’s medical treatment costs will be paid by the policy until able to return to work.
Government Insurance
The Government Insurance Fund provides insurance protection for working men and women throughout the Virgin Islands in the event of job accidents, under which they are entitled to medical and vocational care, along with restoration of a portion of wages lost as a result of disability.
Labor Relations
In the workplace individuals are protected by numerous laws. These laws protect wages and hours, working conditions, discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, and child labor laws.