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Summer Youth Employment Program
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE AGREEMENT
This "Agreement" sets forth the responsibilities of City of Fort Worth, Texas hereafter known as the Work Site Provider
and Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County Summer Youth Employment Program, hereafter known as the Program
Operator, as the means to cooperatively implement and support the Summer Youth Employment Program. This
Agreement is effective June 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009 utilizing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
federal funds. Entities authorized to execute this agreement on behalf of Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County
(Board) Summer Youth Employment Program shall include service providers under contract with the Board to provide
summer employment experiences. Referrals of youth to individual employment opportunities with the Work Site
Provider may be made by these authorized service providers.
Purpose of the Summer Youth Employment Program
The purpose of the Summer Youth Employment Program is:
1. To establish work readiness programs to prepare economically disadvantaged individuals facing barriers to
employment for entry into subsidized employment; and
2. To provide employment training worksites to prepare youth for entry into the labor force.
General Provisions
The responsibilities of this Agreement are that the Work Site Provider and the Program Operator hereby agrees to abide
by the following assurances and provisions:
1. Work Site Provider shall provide to Program Operator participants all employment training, supervisory
assistance, and other services as normally provided to regular agency employees. The Work Site Provider must
provide adequate supervision and sufficient work hours and must ensure that sufficient equipment to perform
assigned duties be available to carry out the daily assignments, including any and all safety devices necessary
and any materials required.
2. Work Site Provider hereby assures Program Operator that it will adhere to requirements of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504; the Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970; the Child Labor Requirements in Non -Agricultural Occupations under the Fair Labor Standards Act; the
Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988; and the Non -Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Requirements.
• The Work Site Provider will provide aDrug-Free Workplace policy statement to each program
participant.
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• Workforce participants are not allowed to work, train, or receive services in buildings, surroundings, or
working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to program participant(s) health and
safety. Applicable child labor laws must be observed for all 14-17 year old participants. Information on
Child Labor Laws may be obtained from your local Program Operator or from the Texas Workforce
Commission.
3. Work Site Provider's participation in the Summer Youth Employment Program shall not cause displacement of
currently employed workers. This includes partial displacement such as reduction of wages, employment
benefits, or hours ofnon-overtime work.
4. Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County Summer Youth Employment Program will not be used to employ any
person to fill a job opening created by laying off or terminating the employment of any regular employee or
otherwise reducing the regular workforce, in anticipation of filling vacancies by hiring participants supported
under this program.
5. Maximum effort will be made to place program participants in occupational skills) training activities that offer
meaningful work experience and an introduction to the World of Work focusing on areas of interest to the
participant and providing work maturity skills.
6. Contingency plans for outdoor work sites, in case of inclement weather, will be required from work site
supervisors. Secondary work sites must also comply with ensuring there is adequate supervision and work for
program participants.
7. Program participants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, creed, color, physical or mental
disability, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, political affiliation, or religious belief.
8. It is understood that Workforce Network Inc., as the primary subcontractor for the Board WIA Youth Program
activities, shall be the employer of record for all youth placed in employment under this Agreement.
9. Workforce Program participants are provided with Worker's Compensation insurance coverage by Program
Operator. Coverage is provided to participants ONLY while officially attending work or other training activity. If
and when participants are transported to and from home by Work Site Provider, in Work Site Provider's
vehicles, Work Site Provider must have appropriate and adequate insurance coverage for passengers. The
Program Operator and Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County will not be liable for personal and/or physical
damages suffered by program participants while being transported to and from home by Work Site Provider.
10. Program participants will be provided rest periods ("Breaks") and lunch time in the same manner as they are
provided to the Work Site Provider's regular employees.
11. Work Site Provider shall maintain accurate daily attendance records for each participant. Participants will only
be paid for ACTUAL WORK TIME attending employment and training activities. No sick leave, holidays, lunch
time, annual leave for absences or non -worked hours will be paid to the participant.
12. The Work Site Provider agrees to complete the participant's Summer Youth Employment Program payroll
timesheet and submit to the Program Operator. All time sheets will be signed by the participant and the work
station supervisor.
13. Equal employment opportunities will be accorded to program participants when job opening opportunities
become available and/or known which require job -skill competencies comparable to those work skills/job
proficiencies acquired by program participants.
14. Program participants shall be released to attend training or job referral activities upon notification or request by
Program Operator.
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5. Work Site Provider may not terminate a participant from the program without approval from Program Operator.
Work Site Provider must report any serious or continual work site problems with participants. Work Site
Provider may submit a written request to the Program Operator asking that a participant be removed or
suspended from a worksite. Efforts will be made to place the participant at an alternate work station.
16. Work Site Provider will cooperate with Program Operator to fulfill the requirements set forth by the Board,
Texas Workforce Commission and/or the Department of Labor in areas such as, but not limited to:
a) Execution of participation applications forms and related documentation,
b) Compliance with supervisor's orientations,
c) Submittal of time sheets according to instructions,
d) Evaluation of participants in accordance with Workforce Program forms, and
e) Cooperation with Program Operator for monitoring and evaluations conducted in agency's work.
17. A copy of this signed Agreement shall be provided to all work site supervisors.
18. Participants shall not be employed in a position that supports sectarian instruction, political activities, lobbying
activities or religious worship.
We hereby understand and will abide by "Employment Experience Agreement" and all the General Assurances and
provisions hereby incorporated by reference and made part of this Agreement. The undersigned, as the duly authorized
representative of this agency, has authority to commit this agency to this Agreement.
City of Fort Worth, Texas
Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County
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Executive Director
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May 22, 2009
Mr. Charles W. Daniels
Assistant City Manager
City of Fort Worth
1000 Throckmorton
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Re: MOU between WFSTC and City of Fort Worth
Dear Mr. Daniels:
Please find enclosed a signed original of the above referenced MOU, as it relates
to services being provided by the City of Fort Worth.
Please contact me, at 817/413-4421, if you have any questions. We look
forward to our continued partnership. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Director of
1320 S. University Dr, Suite 600 *Fort Worth, TX 76107 *Voice 817.413.4400 *Fax 817.531.6754 * www.workforcesolutions.net
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