allowances

allowances Sec. 111. (a) Basic weekly allowances for individuals receiving training or education under this title for which no wages are payable shall be at a rate prescribed by the Secretary which’when added to amounts received by the trainee in the form of unemployment, compensation payments shall equal the minimum wage for a work week of forty hours under section 8(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 or, if higher, under the applicable State or local minimum wage law and such basic allowances shall, in the case of an individual with dependents, be increased by $5 a week for each dependent over two up to a maximum of four additional dependents. The prime sponsor may waive the payment of all or part of the allowances when it determines, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, that such waiver will promote the purposes of this Act. Trainees receiving public assistance or whose needs or income are taken into account in determining such public assistance payments to others, shall receive an incentive allowance of $30 per week. Such allowance shall lie disregarded in deter-mining the amount of public assistance payments under Federal or Federally assisted public assistance programs. In prescribing allowances the prime sponsor shall, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, allow additional sums for special circumstances such as exceptional expenses incurred by trainees, including but not limited to meal and travel allowances, or he may reduce such allowances by an amount reflecting the fair value of meals, lodging, or other necessaries furnished to the trainee. The prime sponsor shall take such action as may be necessary to insure that such persons receive no allowances with respect to periods during which they are failing to participate in such programs, training, or instruction as prescribed herein without good cause. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subsection, the prime sponsor shall, in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe, make such adjustments as lie deems appropriate in allowances which would other-wise he payable under this title, including but not limited to adjustments which take into account the amount of time per week spent by the individual participating in such programs and adjustments to reflect the special economic circumstances which exist in the area in which the program is to be carried on. Allowances shall not lie paid for any course of training having a duration in excess of one hundred and four weeks. (b) Individuals receiving training on the job shall lie compensated by the employer at such rates, including periodic increases, as may be deemed reasonable under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, considering such factors as industry, geographical region, and trainee proficiency, but in no event at a rate less than that specified in section fi(a) (1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 or, if higher, under the applicable State or local minimum wage law.