Common use of Participant Wages Clause in Contracts

Participant Wages. The worksite employer that provides participants temporary disaster-relief employment under a Disaster Recovery DWG is required to pay the higher of the Federal, state, or local minimum wage, or the comparable rates of pay for other individuals employed in similar occupations by the same employer. In accordance with WIOA Section 181(a)(1)(A), generally, participants must be compensated at the same rates, including periodic increases, as employees who are similarly situated in similar occupations by the same employer and who have similar training, experience, and skills. Additionally, such rates must be in accordance with applicable law but in no event less than the higher of the rate specified in Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) or the applicable state or local minimum wage law. Where applicable, fringe benefits should be paid in accordance with the policies of the worksite employer. The wages paid to temporary disaster-relief workers must be consistent with the wages of the supervising entity’s other employees—permanent or temporary—performing the same or similar work. .