(a) INA grantees may pay training allowances or stipends to
participants for their successful participation in and completion of
education or training services (except such allowance may not be
provided to participants in OJT). Allowances or stipends may not exceed
the Federal or State minimum wage, whichever is higher.
(b) INA grantees may not pay a participant in a training activity
when the person fails to participate without good cause.
(c) If a participant in a WIA-funded activity is involved in an
employer-employee relationship, including participants in OJT, that
participant must be paid wages and fringe benefits at the same rates as
trainees or employees who have similar training, experience and skills
and which are not less than the higher of the applicable Federal, State
or local minimum wage. (WIA section 181(a)(1).)
(d) In accordance with the policy described in the two-year plan,
INA grantees may pay incentive bonuses to participants who meet or
exceed individual employability or training goals established in
writing in the individual employment plan.
(e) INA grantees must comply with other restrictions listed in WIA
sections 181 through 199 which apply to all programs funded under title
I of WIA.
(f) INA grantees must comply with the provisions on labor standards
in WIA section 181(b).
