46 U.S.C. § 10504
Wages
United States · Title 46 — SHIPPING · Status: effective
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- 46 U.S.C. § 10504, Wages, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/487746
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Full text
A class action suit for wages under this subsection must be commenced within three years after the later of—
Subsections (b) and (c) of this section do not apply to:
On written request signed by the seaman, a seaman employed on a passenger vessel capable of carrying more than 500 passengers may authorize, the master, owner, or operator of the vessel, or the employer of the seaman, to make deposits of wages of the seaman into a checking, savings, investment, or retirement account, or other account to secure a payroll or debit card for the seaman if—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- An act to revise, consolidate, and enact certain laws related to vessels and seamen as subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, "Shipping".House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill to amend subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, "Shipping", making technical and conforming changes, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010House: 385–11Senate: no recorded tally