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Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Wisconsin Works (W-2) Manual |
7.3.3.3 Verification of Time Records
The W-2 agency is responsible for recruitment of potential subsidized employers for TEMP and must continue to provide TEMP participants services throughout the duration of the TEMP placement as described under the W-2 agency’s implementation plan.
For every TEMP placement, the W-2 agency must:
· Pay a wage subsidy that is no more than the state or federal minimum wage ($7.25) for each hour worked, up to a maximum of 40 hours per week.
· The W-2 agency may negotiate with an employer to pay a wage subsidy that is less than $7.25 per hour, if the employer is willing to accept a wage subsidy less than $7.25 per hour.
· Only pay a wage subsidy to an employer for a period when wages are paid to a TEMP employee.
For every TEMP placement, The W-2 agency must:
1. Complete the Wisconsin Works Trial Employment Match Program – Employer Agreement form (5088) with the employer; and
2. Scan the completed agreement into ECF.
The W-2 agency and employer must also complete the Wisconsin Works (W-2) Work Training Site Agreement form (10792) for every training provider or employer at which a W-2 participant has been placed. (See 9.2.1)
The W-2 agency must collect and verify timesheets for all hours worked by a TEMP employee prior to making payments to an employer.
The W-2 agency must:
1. Manually issue monthly payments to cover wage subsidies paid to TEMP employers for each TEMP participant employee; and
2. Accurately record the hourly subsidy for each TEMP participant employee using the WWP Wage History page.
History: Release 25-04; Release 21-07; Release 17-02.