OAR 839-025-0065: Trainees Working upon Public Works Projects

(1) Trainees will not be permitted to work upon a public works project at less than the prevailing rate of wage for the work performed unless they are employed by a registered training agent pursuant to ORS 660.010(10) and are individually registered in a program which has received prior approval of the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. (2) The ratio of trainees to journeymen must not be greater than permitted under the plan approved by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. (3) The contractor or subcontractor will be required to furnish the contracting officer or a representative of the Wage and Hour Division written evidence of the certification of the program, the registration of the trainees, and the ratios and wage rates prescribed in that program. The contractor or subcontractor may use form WH-120 for this purpose. Use of this form is optional. (4) In the event the Apprenticeship and Training Division withdraws approval of a training program, the contractor will no longer be permitted to utilize trainees at less than the applicable prevailing rate of wage for the work performed until an acceptable program is approved. [ED. NOTE: Forms referenced are available from the agency.]