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TAFDC - Full Employment Program Employer Requirements - Massachusetts

The Full Employment Program (FEP) provides TAFDC recipients with paid work experience and on-the-job training needed to obtain an unsubsidized job. Recipients participating in the FEP receive a subsidized wage in lieu of TAFDC cash benefits and Food Stamps and are subject to FEP criteria.

An employer within Massachusetts may request to be a FEP employer and must sign an Application Agreement agreeing to the program requirements and responsibilities. The Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) office may accept an employer who offers training and experience for FEP participants, but acceptance does not guarantee placement of a FEP participant.

The maximum number of FEP participants that an individual FEP employer is authorized to accept at any one time cannot exceed 10 percent of the total number of the employer's current employees.

Among other basic standards, FEP employers must:

· Hire FEP participants for new positions and not use FEP participants to displace regular employees or fill unfilled positions

· Pay wages comparable to wages paid for similar jobs in the local economy, with appropriate adjustments for experience and training, at no less than a minimum of $4.50 per hour

· Hire FEP participants as regular members of the employer's work force subject to the same conditions of employment as other regular employees

· Maintain confidentiality with regard to FEP employees

DTA subsidizes the FEP employee wage(s) by reimbursing employers on an incremental basis for wages paid to FEP participants.

Also see:

TAFDC - Work Program Requirements - Massachusetts

TAFDC - Overview - Massachusetts

Source

106 CMR 208.000, available on the DTA website (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) at:
http://www.mass.gov/Eeohhs2/docs/dta/g_reg_208.pdf

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