Current through February 26, 2024
(1) The W-2 agency shall ensure that an
employer providing a Wisconsin works employment position meets criteria as
specified under subs. (2) to (3) in order to employ a participant in a W-2
employment position. An employer that does not meet the criteria established
under this section is ineligible to receive any subsidy for any position
provided to a participant.
(2)
TRIAL EMPLOYMENT MATCH PROGRAM JOB. An employer that employs a participant in
the trial employment match program shall agree to do all of the following:
(a) Pay the participant the amount
established by contract but not less than minimum wage for every hour actually
worked.
(b) Make a good faith
effort to retain the participant as a permanent unsubsidized employee after the
wage subsidy is terminated.
(c)
Provide the participant with worker's compensation coverage.
(d) Inform the participant of the
participant's possible eligibility for federal and state earned income tax
credits.
(e) Provide the same
education and training opportunities as that provided to similar, unsubsidized
employees of the employer and consider providing or arranging for additional
education and training opportunities as appropriate.
(f) Comply with the grievance procedure in s.
DCF 101.055 for regular employees of the worksite to resolve complaints of
employment displacement by a W-2 participant under s. DCF 101.05
(9).
(3) COMMUNITY
SERVICE JOB AND TRANSITIONAL PLACEMENT EMPLOYERS. A CSJ or transitional
placement employer shall agree to do all of the following:
(a) Provide a structured work environment
which includes close supervision and a willingness to mentor and coach CSJ and
transitional placement employees to succeed in the workplace.
(b) Provide a position which replicates
actual conditions of work and provides responsibilities and expectations
similar to unsubsidized employees of the employer considering the participant's
barriers to unsubsidized employment including need for child care or
transportation or level of ability.
(c) Cooperate with the W-2 agency by
providing verification of the participant's hours of participation and missed
hours.
(d) Comply with the
grievance procedure in s. DCF 101.055 for regular employees of the worksite to
resolve complaints of employment displacement by a W-2 participant under s. DCF
101.05 (9).
