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15 <br /> An emplover terminates any regular emplovee or otherwi <br /> causes an involuntary reduction in the emplover's workforce <br /> in order to hire Work First recipients: or <br /> e. An emplover otherwise causes the displacement of any <br /> currently emploved worker or positions, including_oarnal; <br /> displacements such as reductions in hours of nonovertime <br /> work, wages, or employment benefits. in order to hire Wori <br /> First recipients: <br /> Provisions to ensure the establishment and maintenance cf <br /> grievance procedures to resolve complaints by regular emplovee§ <br /> who allege that the employment or assignment of a Work First <br /> Program recipient is in violation of subdivision (31 of this <br /> subsection: <br /> Provisions to ensure that Work First Program participants_required <br /> spate in work activities shall be subject to and have the <br /> same rights under federaL State. or local laws applicable to non- <br /> Work First Program eMlovees in similarly situated work activities <br /> including. but not limited to wage and hour laws health and <br /> safery standards and nondiscrimination laws provided that nothing <br /> in this-- subdivision shall be construed to prohibit Work First <br /> Program participants from receiving additional State or county <br /> services designed to assist Work First Program pamcigants achieve <br /> job stability and self-sufficiency; <br /> A description of eligible federal and State work activities: <br /> 5 Requirements for assignment of child support income and <br /> compliance with child support activities: <br /> centzves -for high-performing counties-- contingency plans for <br /> -counties unable to meet financial commitments during-the term of <br /> the State Plan and sanctions against counties failing to meet <br /> performan ce expectations including allocation of any federal <br /> penalties that may be assessed against the State as a result of a <br /> o nty's failure to perform: and <br /> M &2 g„else required by federal or State law rate. or regulation <br /> to be included in the Sty an. <br /> (d) The section of the State Plan p posing the terms of the Work First Program <br /> in Electing Counties shall be based upon the agglegate of the Electing County Plans <br /> and shall include the following: <br /> LU Allocations of federal and State funds for Electing Counties in the <br /> Work First Pro&= including block grants to counties and the <br /> allocation ofrundin- for adiminiaeon not to exceed the federally <br /> 1 L <br /> p_ ablis hed limitations on the use of federal TAiy r tunas and the <br /> limits imposed under this Article• <br /> Maintenance of effort and levels of State and county_ funding for <br /> Electing Counties in the Work First Program: <br /> ) Federal eligibility requirements and a description of the eligibility <br /> requirements and benefit calculation in eac� �e ti County-and <br /> A description of the federal State and each Electing County's <br /> financial participation in the Work First Program,. <br /> The Department may modify the section in the State Plan regarding Electing <br /> Counties once a biennium or except as necessary to reflect any modifications made <br /> by. an Electing County. Any changes to the section of the State Plan_ regarding <br /> Electing Counties shall be rel2grted to the Joint Legislative Public Assistance <br /> -- Page 259 <br />