§ 521.5 - Procedure for employment of an apprentice at subminimum wages.

(a) Before an apprentice may be employed at subminimum wages, the employer or joint apprenticeship committee shall submit or shall have submitted an apprenticeship program to the appropriate recognized apprenticeship agency for registration.

(b) An apprenticeship program which has been registered with a recognized apprenticeship agency shall constitute a temporary special certificate authorizing the employment of an apprentice at the wages and under the conditions specified in such program until a special certificate is issued or denied. This temporary authorization is, however, conditioned on the requirement that within 90 days from the beginning date of employment of the apprentice, the employer or the joint apprenticeship committee shall satisfy all the following requirements: (1) Enter into an apprenticeship agreement with each apprentice, (2) submit the agreement to the recognized apprenticeship agency for registration, and (3) send one true copy of the apprenticeship agreement, with evidence of registration, to the appropriate Regional Office of the Wage and Hour Division, United States Department of Labor: Provided, however, That the Administrator or his authorized representative has not previously notified the employer or joint apprenticeship committee of disapproval of a registered apprenticeship agreement for the same or similar trade or trades as not conforming or substantially conforming with the standards of apprenticeship set forth in § 521.3.

(c) If the agreement submitted to the Wage and Hour Division has not been registered, it should be accompanied by an explanation of the efforts made to have the agreement registered and the reasons, if any, given by the recognized apprenticeship agency for not registering it.