Section 19: Power to recover from employer in certain cases. When the authority referred to in

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19. Power to recover from employer in certain cases. When the authority referred to in section 15 or the Court referred to in section 17 is unable to recover from any person (other than an employer) responsible under section 3 for the payment of wages any amount directed by such authority under section 15 or section 17 to be paid by such person, the authority shall recover the amount from the employer of the employed person concerned.

Effective date: 1936-01-01

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