Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Department of Labor and Industry intends to consider promulgating 16VAC15-60, Regulation Governing On-The-Job Training Programs or Other Training Programs. The purpose of the proposed action is to provide the standards required for any employer on-the-job training program or other training program established in accordance with § 40.1-28.10 of the Code of Virginia. The proposed action promulgates a new regulation that sets forth the standards required for any on-the-job training or other training program that an employer must establish if the employer wishes to pay its employees the reduced rate for the duration of the 90-day training period, including the period for which the employee can be paid the training wage, what type of employee qualifies for the program, what type of program qualifies, and what type of skills an employee must learn in the training program.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 40.1-6 and 40.1-28.10 of the Code of Virginia.

Agency Contact: Holly Trice, Attorney, Department of Labor and Industry, Main Street Centre, 600 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 786-2641, FAX (804) 786-8418, or email holly.trice@doli.virginia.gov.