Section 7-702. JOBS ELIGIBLE FOR INCENTIVES

 

702.1Jobs to be approved for incentives shall meet the following requirements:

 

(a)Provide for the development of job skills which lead to participants' future economic self-sufficiency;

 

(b)Be designed, whenever applicable, to accommodate academic credit and its prerequisites; and

 

(c)Not be subsidized at a rate which exceeds the established federal minimum wage. This requirement shall not preclude an employer from adding funds to offer a prevailing entrance wage.

 

702.2Employment opportunities under this program may be provided by the District of Columbia Government, the private sector, through grants to and contracts with, non-profit or profitmaking organizations, associations, institutions, or businesses.

 

702.3Participant wage rates shall being in conformity with all federal and local laws and in no event shall the wage rate be less than the higher of the following:

 

(a)The minimum wage rate specified in § 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act; and

 

(b)The minimum wage rate prescribed by applicable state or District laws and regulations.

 

702.4In order to assure meaningful jobs, the Director shall approve only jobs which in the Director's judgment will provide marketable skills and enhance the goals of. the In-School Employment Program.

 

702.5The employer shall be reimbursed at the agreed upon subsidized wage level and fringe benefits exclusive of overtime, premium pay, or other labor cost until the completion of thirty-six (36) weeks of subsidizied employment or for the duration of the program whichever comes first.

 

702.6Participating employers under the Act shall comply with the following laws:

 

(a)The Human Rights Law of the District of Columbia;

 

(b)Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;

 

(c)The Equal Pay Act;

 

(d)The Rehabilitation Act;

 

(e)Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and

 

(f)Any other applicable non-discriminatory laws.