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CFR	Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to ETA

Title 20

Employees' Benefits

Chapter V

Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor

Part 661

Statewide and Local Governance of the Workforce Investment System Under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act

Subpart D

Waivers and Work-Flex

• Section Number: 661.410
• Section Name: What provisions of WIA and the Wagner-Peyser Act may be waived, and what provisions may not be waived?

    (a) The Secretary may waive any of the statutory or regulatory 

requirements of subtitles B and E of title I of WIA, except for 

requirements relating to:

    (1) Wage and labor standards;

    (2) Non-displacement protections;

    (3) Worker rights;

    (4) Participation and protection of workers and participants;

    (5) Grievance procedures and judicial review;

    (6) Nondiscrimination;

    (7) Allocation of funds to local areas;

    (8) Eligibility of providers or participants;

    (9) The establishment and functions of local areas and local 

boards; and

    (10) Procedures for review and approval of State and Local plans; 

and

    (b) The Secretary may waive any of the statutory or regulatory 

requirements of sections 8 through 10 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 

U.S.C. 49g--49i) except for requirements relating to:

    (1) The provision of services to unemployment insurance claimants 

and veterans; and

    (2) Universal access to the basic labor exchange services without 

cost to job seekers.

    (c) The Secretary does not intend to waive any of the statutory or 

regulatory provisions essential to the key reform principles embodied 

in the Workforce Investment Act, described in Sec. 661.400, except in 

extremely unusual circumstances where the provision can be demonstrated 

as impeding reform. (WIA sec. 189(i).)