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perform the same work;

4. Agree not to discriminate against any person, including program participants, on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, or disability.

h. In addition to completing the VIEW Full Employment Agreement, the ESW will require the employer to fill out the Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification Form (IRS Form W-9). File the completed form in the case record.

6. Payments to the Employer

The employer stipend is a reimbursement for participation in FEP. The stipend is issued for each month of FEP participation.

a. One payment is made to an employer.

1. Stipend - The employer stipend is a predetermined, fixed payment based on tiers and the number of hours a participant works per month. For Tier I: Participant works 20 hours or more per week – employer will receive $500; Tier II: Participant works 30 hours or more per week – employer will receive $750; and Tier III: Participant works 40 hours or more per week – employer will receive $1000. FEP stipends are issued for six consecutive months, unless notified by the ESW to discontinue the payments. In no instance are stipends to be paid for more than six months.

The ESW is responsible for notifying the eligibility worker within 3 business days of making a FEP placement. Upon receipt of notification from the ESW that the participant has entered a FEP placement, the eligibility worker will complete the required VaCMS screens to start the employer’s stipend as soon as administratively possible. The employer’s stipend will be mailed on or about the first day of each month.

Using the Full Employment Program Communication Form (032-03-0655), the ESW must notify the EW when a FEP placement is made and when changes occur during the placement including the need to issue a replacement check to the employer or terminate the FEP placement.

b. Limitations on Payments to the Employer

1. No employer will be paid a stipend unless the local department of social services has a signed and completed VIEW Full Employment Agreement.

2. The employer will receive a stipend only when the participant was paid for at least 20 hours per week or an average of at least 20 hours for the number of full weeks the agreement was in effect during that month. The EW must be notified within 3 business days that the 20 hour minimum was not met.

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