[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR661.410]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 661--STATEWIDE AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE OF THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEM UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart D--Waivers and Work-Flex Waivers
 
Sec. 661.410  What provisions of WIA and the Wagner-Peyser Act may be waived, and what provisions may not be waived?

    (a) The Secretary may waive any of the statutory or regulatory 
requirements of subtitles B and E of title I of WIA, except for 
requirements relating to:
    (1) Wage and labor standards;
    (2) Non-displacement protections;
    (3) Worker rights;
    (4) Participation and protection of workers and participants;
    (5) Grievance procedures and judicial review;
    (6) Nondiscrimination;
    (7) Allocation of funds to local areas;
    (8) Eligibility of providers or participants;
    (9) The establishment and functions of local areas and local boards;
    (10) Procedures for review and approval of State and Local plans; 
and
    (b) The Secretary may waive any of the statutory or regulatory 
requirements of sections 8 through 10 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
U.S.C. 49g-49i) except for requirements relating to:
    (1) The provision of services to unemployment insurance claimants 
and veterans; and
    (2) Universal access to the basic labor exchange services without 
cost to job seekers.
    (c) The Secretary does not intend to waive any of the statutory or 
regulatory provisions essential to the key reform principles embodied in 
the Workforce Investment Act, described in Sec. 661.400, except in 
extremely unusual circumstances where the provision can be demonstrated 
as impeding reform. (WIA sec. 189(i).)