Current through February, 2024
(a) The employer
shall submit:
(1) A completed application
form signed by the business owner or by a legally authorized
representative;
(2) Supporting
documents as requested by the department or department designee; and
(3) A detailed description of the positions
the employer will make available for recruitment through the SEE program,
including but not limited to the position title, role, assigned job duties,
responsibilities, and limitations.
(b) The department shall:
(1) Review the completed application and
supporting documents to determine the employer's eligibility to participate
with the SEE program;
(2) Provide
the employer up to ten calendar days from the date of the request to submit
additional information or documents to establish eligibility when the
application is determined by the department to be incomplete, or supporting
documents previously submitted are insufficient to determine eligibility, or
both; and
(3) Dispose of the
application within thirty calendar days of receipt of all required
documents.
(c)
Eligibility shall be for a twelve-month period beginning from the date of
eligibility as determined by the department.
(d) The employer shall not be granted
provisional eligibility.
(e) The
employer shall be compliant with certifications described in this section prior
to entering into any SEE program agreements.
(f) The employer shall not place a
participant:
(1) In a position involving
activities that are defined as or may be construed as illegal activities in
accordance with federal, state, and county laws; or
(2) In a position that provides
adult-oriented entertainment in which performers disrobe or perform in a
partially clothed or unclothed state.
(g) The eligibility period may be reduced or
revoked if the employer:
(1) Fails to timely
submit documents as requested by the department;
(2) Fails to adhere to any requirements set
forth in this chapter; or
(3)
Demonstrates a pattern of discharging SEE program participants, subsequent to
the expiration of the SEE program agreement, without good cause.
The employer shall be ineligible for participation in the
SEE program for a period determined by the department.
(h) The department shall terminate
any active SEE program agreements if the employer is determined ineligible
prior to the expiration of the current eligibility period.
(i) The employer's eligibility shall not be
transferable and shall become invalid when:
(1) The employer ceases to operate its
business; or
(2) There is a change
in business ownership.
(j) The employer shall not employ, at any
given time, more than ten per cent of its total workforce, per worksite,
through the SEE program.
