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Apri129, 1997 <br />BUREAU <br />OF L~ABOR <br />To: Interested Parties <br />From: Christine N. Hammond <br />Administrator <br />Wage and Hour Division <br />AND INDUSTRIES <br /> <br />Re: Adoption of Temporary Prevailing Wage Rate Rules Relating to Fringe Benefits <br />Paid to A rentices and Trainees Jack Roberts <br />pp Commissioner <br />Attached for your information is a copy of temporary prevailing wage rate (Division 16) <br />administrative rules relating to the payment of fringe benefits to apprentices and trainees. These <br />temporary rules were filed and became effective on April 29, 1997. The rules will be in effect <br />through October 25, 1997, unless amended sooner. <br />The temporary rules provide that the rate of pay required to be paid for fringe benefits to <br />registered apprentices and trainees be not less than the rate paid to the majority of apprentices <br />and trainees in the same trade or occupation as determined by the commissioner. The rules also <br />provide that if there is no majority in the same trade or occupation, apprentices and trainees must <br />be paid the full amount of fringe benefits as determined by the commissioner. <br />Prior to the adoption of these temporary rules, the rules relating to the payment of fringe benefits <br />to apprentices required apprentices and trainees to be paid the full amount of fringe benefits paid <br />to journeymen. The agency has now determined that the prevailing practice in a limited number <br />of trades is to pay apprentices and trainees a pe.rcentage of certain fringe benefits paid to <br />journeymen, rather than the full amount. Accordingly, the temporary rules will now permit <br />payment of a percentage of the fringe benefits paid to journeymen in those trades where there is a <br />clear showing that the prevailing practice is to pay registered apprentices such a percentage. <br />For more information, or to request a determination by the commissioner pertaining to fringe <br />benefits to be paid to apprentices, contact the Wage and Hour Division, Prevailing Wage Rate <br />Unit, at (503) 731-4074, ext. 250. <br />g:\whd\admin\intpart. sam <br />PORTLAND EUGENE BEND <br />800 NE Oregon St. # 32 ]65 E 7th Street, Suite 220 1250 NE 3rd, Suite 8105 <br />Portland, OR 97232 Eugene, OR 97401 Bend, OK 97701 <br />(503) 731-4200 (541) 686-7623 (541) 38~6330 <br />FAX (503) 731-4069 FAX (541) 686-7980 FAX (541) 368-6273 <br />SALEM JULY 1, 1997 PAGE 9 <br />3865 Wolverine St. NE; E-1 <br />Salem, OR 97310 <br />(503) 378-3292 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />FAX (503) 373-7636 <br />MEDFORD <br />700 E Main, Suite ]OS <br />Medford, OR 97504 <br />(541) 776-6270 <br />FAX (541) 776-6284 <br />PENDLECON <br />200 Hailey Ave., Suite 308 <br />Pendleton, OR 97801 <br />(541) 276-7884 <br />FAX (541) 276-2950 <br />