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MFIP Employment Services Manual

MFIP Employment Services Manual


10.21 Paid Work Experience: Described

ISSUE DATE: 09/2020

Paid Work Experience is temporary employment designed to help the participant develop skills for permanent employment in the competitive labor market.

  • · It cannot include work done for political purposes. See 10 (Paid Employment).
  • · Placing someone in a paid work experience assignment cannot displace another worker at that employment site. See 23.27 (Non-Displacement).
  • · It can be in the public, non-profit or private sector.


    • Supported work is a specialized type of paid work that includes:

  • · Subsidized or unsubsidized wages.
  • · Placement at a public sector or private sector employer.
  • · Individualized supervision and job coaching to support the participant on the job.


    • Sector name

    Definition

    Public Sector.

    A unit of government, including school district or city, county, tribe, regional, state, or federal government agency.

    Non-profit Sector.

    A tax-exempt organization formed for the purpose of fulfilling a mission to improve the common good of society rather than to acquire and distribute profits.

    (These employers should be coded on MAXIS as private sector for subsidized employment.)

    Private Sector.

    A for-profit business or corporation that exists to make money for its investors, partners, principals and/or shareholders.


    Tax Credits
    Some employers receive tax credits for hiring public assistance participants. Those tax credits are not considered subsidies for this activity.

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