106 CMR, § 708.120 - Responsibilities of FEP Employers

(A) FEP employers must:

(1) hire FEP participants for new positions; not use FEP participants to displace regular employees or fill unfilled positions previously established, and shall not impair existing contracts for service or collective bargaining agreements;

(2) pay FEP participants an hourly wage at least equal to the current Massachusetts minimum wage and wages that are comparable to wages paid for similar jobs in the local economy, with appropriate adjustments for experience and training. They shall withhold from the FEP participant's wages, all required deductions for state and federal income taxes and Social Security taxes;

(3) consider FEP participants as employees entitled to all benefits required by state and/or federal law, and provide sick, holiday and vacation in conformity with the FEP employer's existing rules for new employees;

(4) not require FEP participants to work in excess of the employer's standard full-time work week;

(5) maintain all applicable federal, state and municipal standards for health, safety and working situations, including all provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA);

(6) provide workers' compensation insurance coverage for each FEP participant;

(7) hire FEP participants as regular members of the employer's work force subject to the same conditions of employment as other regular employees;

(8) provide a current job description and on-the-job training necessary for the FEP participant to perform his or her duties;

(9) make placements a positive learning and training experience for FEP participants;

(10) recruit volunteer mentors from among the current employees to help the FEP participant become oriented to work and the work place;

(11) keep relevant fiscal and other employee records;

(12) keep FEP participants' personnel records confidential;

(13) provide documentation the Department determines necessary for the efficient running of the program;

(14) cooperate in any financial or programmatic reviews necessary for the efficient administration of the program; and

(15) keep confidential any information received about a FEP participants' receipt of public assistance.

Notes

106 CMR, § 708.120

Adopted by Mass Register Issue 1360, eff. 3/9/2018.