7.3.4.1 Wages and Benefits
A TEMP Trial Employment Match Program employer must:
Pay TEMP employees the same hourly wage paid to the employer’s entry-level employees who perform similar duties or the state or federal minimum hourly wage, whichever is higher; and
Provide TEMP participant employees with benefits comparable to those provided to regular employees in similar positions.
When an employer pays a wage (“Employee Wage”) that is higher than the negotiated wage subsidy (“Wage Subsidy”), the employer must pay the difference.
The portion of the employee’s wage that the employer is responsible for (“Employer Supplement”) is calculated using the following formula:
Employee Wage - Wage Subsidy = Employer Supplement
EXAMPLE: A TEMP employer pays a TEMP employee $8.50 per hour. The W-2 agency and employer negotiate a wage subsidy of $4.50 per hour. Because the employee wage is higher than the subsidy, the employer supplement is $4.00 per hour ($8.50 - $4.50 = $4.00).