United States worker
Defined in 2 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
The term “United States worker” means an employee who—
(i) is a citizen or national of the United States; or
(ii) is an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence, is admitted as a refugee under section 1157 of this title, is granted asylum under section 1158 of this title, or is an immigrant otherwise authorized, by this chapter or by the Attorney General, to be employed.
Source
- 1998–present8 U.S.C. § 1182Aliens and Nationality · Inadmissible aliens · in this chapter
The term “United States worker” means an employee who—
(i) is a citizen or national of the United States; or
(ii) is an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence, is admitted as a refugee under section 1157 of this title, is granted asylum under section 1158 of this title, or is an immigrant otherwise authorized, by this chapter or by the Secretary of Homeland Security, to be employed.
Source
- 2003–present8 U.S.C. § 1182Aliens and Nationality · Inadmissible aliens · in this chapter
The term “United States worker” means any worker who is—
(A) a citizen or national of the United States;
(B) an alien who has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence; or
(C) a citizen of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau (known collectively as the “Freely Associated States”) who has been lawfully admitted to the United States pursuant to—
(i) section 141 of the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States and the Governments of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia (48 U.S.C. 1921 note); 3 or
(ii) section 141 of the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Government of Palau (48 U.S.C. 1931 note).
Source
- 2018–present48 U.S.C. § 1806Territories and Insular Possessions · Immigration and transition · in this section
The term "United States worker" means any worker who is—
(A) a citizen or national of the United States;
(B) an alien who has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence; or
(C) a citizen of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau (known collectively as the "Freely Associated States") who has been lawfully admitted to the United States pursuant to—
(i) section 141 of the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States and the Governments of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia (48 U.S.C. 1921 note); 4 or
(ii) section 141 of the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Government of Palau (48 U.S.C. 1931 note).
Source
- 2019–202048 U.S.C. § 1806Territories and Insular Possessions · Immigration and transition · in this section