14.11 Employer Hiring Incentives

(Procedure code 86757-01)

A payment to an employer for part of an individual's salary when necessary to procure a competitive integrated employment. Wages must be commensurate to those provided to other employees performing the same or similar work.

Requirements

• Stipend may not exceed 100% of the individual’s monthly salary for any month;

• Stipend is limited to a maximum of one month; and

• Payment for both On-the-Job training and an employment stipend to the same employer is not allowed.

(Procedure codes 27300-01, 27300-02, 27300-03, 27300-04)

Job skill training provided by the employer in an employment setting after placement has been secured with the clear expectation that employment in the same or a similar job for the employer will continue if training is successful. The training fee paid to the employer by DVR is designed to offset the employer’s costs for lost productivity while training the individual to perform job duties satisfactorily. All on-the-job training arrangements will be documented using DVR’s On-the-Job Training document.

Requirements

• Individuals must be compensated by the employer at the usual and customary wages for the required skill level and type of position in which the individual is placed.

• Typical training period shall not exceed three months. When three months of on-the-job training is insufficient to permit the individual to develop the skills necessary to perform the job duties satisfactorily, the counselor may approve additional months of training in 1-month increments. For each additional month approved, a new OJT Agreement must be developed. The total number of months of on-the-job training shall not exceed six months.

• Payment includes written monthly training reports from the employer that identifies, at a minimum, the training content and skills taught during the month and the degree of mastery demonstrated by the individual.

• Payment for both on-the-job training and an employment stipend to the same employer is not allowed.

Monthly Payment Rate: Payment is made to the employer in accordance with the individual’s wages with the following during the training period:

• First month maximum is 75% of the individual’s salary or wage;

• Second month maximum is 50% of the individual’s salary or wage; and

• Third month maximum is 25% of the individual’s salary or wage.

NOTE: Variation from the payment schedule outlined above is permitted if justified. However, payment for any additional month cannot exceed 25% of the individual’s salary or wage.