11.3.3 Requirements for Unpaid Work Placements
ISSUE DATE: 09/2020
Unpaid work or community experience placements must not exploit or endanger participants.
Before offering or placing a participant in unpaid work, including for community service, do all of the following.
· Confirm with the employment services manager that the county or tribe has an Unpaid Work Experience Program approved by the Minnesota Department of Human Services.· Monitor that the hours of work fall within the range of the monthly MFIP cash and food benefits and the housing assistance grant divided by the minimum wage according to the Fair Labor Standards Act requirements. See 11.12 (Fair Labor Standards).· Ensure that the County or tribe has confirmed with sites hosting unpaid work that the placement of an MFIP participant at that site will not result in displacing a paid worker. See 23.27 (Non-Displacement).· Clarify who must monitor that.· Confirm that the site is compliant with federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) requirements.· Ask the employment site if it has been inspected by OSHA Compliance· If yes: Ask to see the results.· If no, ask if the employer is working with OSHA Consultation.· If yes, ask to see recommendations.· If no, ask to see the employer has an Aware Program plan. This is an accident and injury reduction plan. All Minnesota employers must have one.
For questions or more information about safety: Call Workplace Safety Consultation at the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry at 651-284-5060.
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