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Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen
Part G - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
Chapter 111 - Protection and Relief
Sec. 11107 - Unlawful engagements void
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| 46 U.S.C. § 11107 (2018) | ||||
| §11107. Unlawful engagements void | ||||
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An engagement of a seaman contrary to a law of the United States is void. A seaman so engaged may leave the service of the vessel at any time and is entitled to recover the highest rate of wages at the port from which the seaman was engaged or the amount agreed to be given the seaman at the time of engagement, whichever is higher. |
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(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 580.) |
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Section 11107 entitles seamen engaged contrary to any United States law to leave the service of the vessel without loss of wages. |
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| Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part G - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief CHAPTER 111 - PROTECTION AND RELIEF Sec. 11107 - Unlawful engagements void |
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| 97 Stat. 580 | ||||
| Public Law 98-89 |
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