Section 17-795-27 - Participation requirements(a) When a participant is employed through the SEE program, the employer shall: (1) Agree to employ the SEE program participant for a minimum of twenty-four hours per week but no more than forty hours per week, for no more than three months. Employment maybe extended up to three months following the initial period, but not to exceed a cumulative total of six months;(2) Agree to receive reimbursement payments through direct deposit into a bank account designated by the employer;(3) Not assign the SEE participant to a position that will result in the displacement of employed workers;(4) Pay the SEE program participant at a rate that is comparable to other employees in the same position;(5) Provide the SEE program participant the same working conditions and entitlements as employees in similar positions;(6) Provide the SEE program participant with the same benefits provided to all other employees in similar positions including but not limited to temporary disability insurance, worker's compensation, unemployment insurance, health insurance benefits, and sick, vacation, personal, and holiday leaves;(7) Provide supervision, training, support, and guidance necessary to enable the SEE program participant to develop basic work habits and gain self-confidence to potentially transition to unsubsidized employment;(8) Complete an evaluation of the SEE program participant, on a department prescribed form, after the initial thirty days of employment and upon termination of the SEE program agreement;(9) Agree to provide SEE program participants preference for an unsubsidized position with the employer after the participant successfully completes any probationary or training period as specified in the SEE program agreement; and(10) Issue the SEE program participant an employment termination notice when terminating the SEE program agreement or decision to not retain the SEE program participant in an unsubsidized position at the end of the subsidized employment period.(b) The employer shall acknowledge the applicability of section 11-355, HRS.(c) The employer shall report to the department within ten calendar days from the date of occurrence of any of the following events: (1) The compliance status with the requirements described in sections 17-795-24 and 17-795-25 has changed;(2) An incorrect reimbursement payment is received;(3) A SEE program participant's employment is terminated and reason for the termination;(4) The employer files for bankruptcy;(5) There is a change in business owner;(6) There is a change in legally authorized representative;(7) There is a change in business address or business location; or (8) There is a change in the bank account designated for direct deposit payments.(d) The employer shall hold harmless the State, the department, their officers and employees from and against any liability, loss, damage, cost, or expense arising out of or in conjunction with the acts or omissions of the SEE program participant.[Eff 3/20/2017] (Auth: HRS § 346-14) (Imp: HRS § 346-261; 45 C.F.R. §§ 260, et seq.)