OAR 715-102-0020: Participant Compensation

Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, participants in the Oregon Youth Employment Program must receive compensation as follows: (1) At least Oregon minimum wage by region according to the current rules established by the Bureau of Labor & Industries; or (2) If a grantee is prohibited by state or federal law from the payment of wages, such as an AmeriCorps program, an allowance or stipend, or a combination of an allowance or stipend and postsecondary education and training monetary award, such that the total monetary value of the allowance or stipend and the total monetary value of any other postsecondary education monetary award or institutional credit hour award received by the participant or on behalf of the participant, when totaled and divided by the total hours served in the program, is equal to or exceeds the monetary value of minimum wage as described in section (1) of this rule.