2025 Session Last amended: 2024 session

§ 142G.60 — On-the-job Training

Plain-Language Summary

Counties can set up on-the-job training programs where employers receive payments of up to 50 percent of a participant's wages to cover training costs. Employers must pay participants at least minimum wage and at the same rate as other employees in similar positions.

142G.60 ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.

Subdivision 1.Establishing the on-the-job training program.

(a) County agencies may develop on-the-job training programs for MFIP caregivers who are participating in employment and training services. A county agency that chooses to provide on-the-job training may make payments to employers for on-the-job training costs that, during the period of the training, must not exceed 50 percent of the wages paid by the employer to the participant. The payments are deemed to be in compensation for the extraordinary costs associated with training participants under this section and in compensation for the costs associated with the lower productivity of the participants during training.

(b) Employers must compensate participants in on-the-job training at the same rates, including periodic increases, as similarly situated employees or trainees and in accordance with applicable law, but in no event less than the federal or applicable state minimum wage, whichever is higher. §

Subd. 2.Training and placement.

(a) County agencies shall limit the length of training based on the complexity of the job and the caregiver’s previous experience and training. Placement in an on-the-job training position with an employer is for the purpose of training and employment with the same employer who has agreed to retain the person upon satisfactory completion of training.

(b) Placement of any participant in an on-the-job training position must be compatible with the participant’s assessment and employment plan under section 142G.56.

History:

1997 c 85 art 1 s 53; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 10 s 66; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 1 s 96; 2009 c 78 art 2 s 38; 2010 c 301 art 1 s 13; 2024 c 80 art 7 s 12

History: History: 1997 c 85 art 1 s 53; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 10 s 66; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 1 s 96; 2009 c 78 art 2 s 38; 2010 c 301 art 1 s 13; 2024 c 80 art 7 s 12

Practical Notes

On-the-job training gives you real work experience while the employer gets help covering the extra costs of training you. The goal is for the employer to hire you permanently after training. Your training placement must fit your skills and employment plan, and the length of training depends on the job’s complexity.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes