Section 7-605. AGREEMENTS WITH PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS

 

605.1Participating employers shall enter into a formal agreement with the Director in order to be eligible to receive the reimbursement incentives in §604.

 

605.2The agreement shall contain the employer's concurrence to hire into jobs approved by the Director only eligible individuals referred by the D.C. Government's Public Employment Service.

 

605.3The Agreement shall certify the employer's intention to do the following:

 

(a)Hire participant-employees for a full fifty-two (52) weeks of subsidized on the job training; and

 

(b)Retain in employment successful participant-employees after the completion of the one (1) year of program participation.

 

605.4In addition, the participation agreement shall contain as a minimum the following elements:

 

(a)A brief training outline;

 

(b)The method and maximum amount of reimbursement for on-the-job training;

 

(c)The amount of participant-employees to be trained;

 

(d)A job description and specification of participant-employees wage rates;

 

(e)A requirement that employers are to maintain payroll records, time and attendance records and job duties statements related to participant-employees; and

 

(f)An assurance that the employer will comply with the Act and rules or regulations issued under the Act.

 

605.5The Director shall agree to reimburse a participating employer as frequently as every thirty (30) days based upon the submission by the employer of a certified invoice/report in the form specified by the Director.

 

605.6The Director shall exercise his or her authority with respect to contracts and grant agreements in accordance with the delegation contained in Commissioner's Order No. 74-144.