of messengers, learners, or apprentices under special
certificate?
(a) Each worker employed as a messenger, learner, or apprentice
under a certificate shall be designated as such on the employer's
payroll records. All such messengers, learners, or apprentices shall be
listed together as a separate group on the payroll records, with each
messenger's, learner's, or apprentice's occupation being shown.
(b) At the time learners are hired, the employer shall also obtain
and keep in his/her records a statement signed by each employee showing
all applicable experience which the learner had in the employer's
industry, including vocational training, during the preceding three
years. The statement shall contain the dates of such previous
employment, names and addresses of employers, the occupation or
occupations in which the learner was engaged and the types of products
upon which the learner worked. The statement shall also contain
information concerning pertinent training in vocational training schools
or similar training facilities, including the dates of such training and
the identity of the vocational school or training facility. If the
learner has had no applicable experience or pertinent training, a
statement to that effect signed by the learner shall likewise be kept in
the employer's records.
(c) The employer shall maintain a file of all evidence and records,
including any correspondence, pertaining to the filing or cancellation
of job orders placed with the local State or Territorial Public
Employment Service Office pertaining to job orders for occupations to be
performed by learners.
(d) Every employer who employs apprentices under temporary or
special certificates shall preserve for three years from the last
effective date of the certificate copies of the apprenticeship program,
apprenticeship agreement and special certificate under which such an
apprentice is employed.
(e) Every apprenticeship committee which holds a certificate under
this part shall keep the following records for each apprentice under its
control and supervision:
(1) The apprenticeship program, apprenticeship agreement and special
certificate under which the apprentice is employed by an employer;
(2) The cumulative amount of work experience gained by the
apprentice, in order to establish the proper wage at the time of his/her
assignment to an employer; and
(3) A list of the employers to whom the apprentice was assigned and
the period of time he/she worked for each employer.
(f) The records required in this section, including a copy of the
application(s) submitted and any special certificate(s) issued, shall be
kept and made available for inspection for at least three years from the
expiration date of the certificate(s).
