§ 522.25 - General denial and restriction policies.

(a) All applications for special certificates authorizing the employment of learners at special minimum wage rates in the manufacture of products in the following divisions shall be denied:

(1) The rainwear division of the apparel industry as defined in § 522.21(d);

(2) The leather and sheep-lined clothing division of the apparel industry as defined in § 522.21(f).

(b) Applications for special certificates authorizing the employment of learners at special minimum wage rates shall also be denied:

(1) In the women's apparel division of the apparel industry as defined in § 522.21(a) for the manufacture of women's, misses’, and juniors’ dresses selling at or above $6.75 per dress or $81.00 per dozen wholesale, before any discount, and for the manufacture of women's, misses’, and juniors’ blouses selling at or above $3.00 per blouse or $36.00 per dozen wholesale, before any discount;

(2) For the manufacture of the products of the robes division of the apparel industry as defined in § 522.21(e) unless the individual applicant provides substantial and preponderant evidence that opportunities for employment will in fact be curtailed in the absence of a certificate authorizing the employment of learners at special minimum wage rates.