Can a TWIC be confiscated, or taken from an individual, by an employer?
• Per the Code of Federal Regulations 49 CFR 1572.19(c), the TWIC™ is the property of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and held by the individual to whom the card was issued. The TWIC allows an individual worker to gain employment with any company that requires access to secure areas within a Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 2002 regulated facility, and should not be taken from the worker. There is one exception to this standard: an employer must retrieve a TWIC from an alien who is working pursuant to a visa listed in 49 CFR 1572.105(a)(7) when the visa expires or when the work authorized by the visa expires. In this case, the employer must return the TWIC to TSA.
• Per the Code of Federal Regulations 49 CFR 1572.19(c), the TWIC® is the property of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and held by the individual to whom the card was issued. The TWIC allows an individual worker to gain employment with any company that requires access to secure areas within a Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 2002 regulated facility, and should not be taken from the worker. There is one exception to this standard: an employer must retrieve a TWIC from an alien who is working pursuant to a visa listed in 49 CFR 1572.105(a)(7) when the visa expires or when the work authorized by the visa expires. In this case, the employer must return the TWIC to TSA.
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