178.01 PURPOSES. The purposes of this chapter are: to open to all people regardless of race, sex, creed, color or national origin, the opportunity to obtain training and on-the-job learning that will equip them for profitable employment and citizenship; to establish as a means to this end, a program of voluntary apprenticeship under approved apprenticeship […]
178.011 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. The terms defined in this section have the meanings given and apply to this chapter. Subd. 2. Apprentice. “Apprentice” means a worker who is at least 16 years of age who is employed to learn an apprenticeable trade or occupation in a registered apprenticeship program under this chapter. Subd. 3. […]
178.012 UNIFORMITY WITH FEDERAL LAW. Subdivision 1. Apprenticeship rules. Federal regulations governing apprenticeship in effect on January 18, 2017, as provided by Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, parts 29, sections 29.1 to 29.6 and 29.11, and 30, are the apprenticeship rules in this state, subject to amendment by this chapter or by rule under […]
178.02 APPRENTICESHIP ADVISORY BOARD. Subdivision 1. Members. The commissioner shall appoint an Apprenticeship Advisory Board composed of three representatives each from employer and employee organizations, and two representatives of the general public. A designee of the commissioner of education responsible for career and technical education or designee shall be an ex officio member of the […]
178.03 DIVISION OF LABOR STANDARDS AND APPRENTICESHIP. Subdivision 1. Establishment of division. There is established a Division of Labor Standards and Apprenticeship in the Department of Labor and Industry. This division shall be administered by a director, and be under the supervision of the commissioner. Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2014 c 305 s 32] Subd. 3. […]
178.035 REGISTRATION OF APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. Subdivision 1. Application. To apply for the registration of an apprenticeship program, a sponsor shall submit a completed application to the division on a form provided by the commissioner, which shall include standards of apprenticeship that comply with the requirements of Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, part 29, section […]
178.036 STANDARDS OF APPRENTICESHIP. Subdivision 1. Federal uniformity. Each program must have an organized, written plan of program standards embodying the terms and conditions of employment, training, and supervision of one or more apprentices in an apprenticeable trade or occupation, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, part 29, section 29.4, and subscribed […]
178.041 RULEMAKING POWER. Subdivision 1. Rules. The commissioner may, upon receipt of the board’s proposals, accept, adopt, and issue them by rule with any modifications or amendments the commissioner finds appropriate. The commissioner may refer them back to the board with recommendations for further study, consideration and revision. If the commissioner refuses to accept, adopt, […]
178.044 DETERMINATION OF APPRENTICE WAGES. Subdivision 1. Maximum hours. The maximum number of hours of work per week shall not exceed either the number prescribed by law or the customary regular number of hours per week for the employees of the company by which the apprentice is employed. Time spent in related and supplemental instruction […]
178.07 REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENTS. Subdivision 1. Approval required. (a) The division shall approve, if it determines that it is in the best interest of the apprentice, an apprenticeship agreement that meets the standards established in this section. (b) All terminations, cancellations, and transfers of apprenticeship agreements shall be approved by the division in writing. The […]
178.09 INVESTIGATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT OF APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENTS. Subdivision 1. Complaint. Upon the complaint of any interested person or upon the division’s own initiative, the division may investigate to determine if there has been a violation of the terms of an apprenticeship agreement made under this chapter. Complaints must be made in writing within 60 days […]
178.091 INVESTIGATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT; APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AND STANDARDS. Subdivision 1. Investigations. In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the commissioner may investigate registered apprenticeship programs and applicants for program registration to determine whether there are any grounds for deregistration of a registered program or for the denial of an application. Persons requested […]
178.10 LIMITATION. (a) The provisions of this chapter shall have no application to those individuals who are apprenticed by the commissioner of corrections pursuant to sections 242.43 and 242.44. (b) Nothing in this chapter or any apprenticeship agreement operates to invalidate: (1) any apprenticeship provision in any collective bargaining agreement between employers and employees establishing […]
178.11 LABOR EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT GRANT PROGRAM. The commissioner shall establish the labor education advancement grant program for the purpose of facilitating the participation of minorities and women in apprenticeable trades and occupations. The commissioner shall award grants to community-based organizations serving the targeted populations on a competitive request-for-proposal basis. Interested organizations shall apply for the […]
