[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR215.1]

[Page 119-121]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
  CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 215_GUIDELINES, SECTION 5333(b), FEDERAL TRANSIT LAW--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 215.1  Purpose.




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215             Guidelines, section 5333(b), Federal Transit 
                    Law.....................................         121
220             Airline employee protection program.........         124

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Sec.
215.1 Purpose.
215.2 General.
215.3 Employees represented by a labor organization.
215.4 Employees not represented by a labor organization.
215.5 Processing of amendatory applications.
215.6 The Model Agreement.
215.7 The Special Warranty.
215.8 Department of Labor contact.

    Authority: Secretary's Order No. 5-96, 62 FR 107, January 2, 1997.

    Source: 60 FR 62969, Dec. 7, 1995, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) The purpose of these guidelines is to provide information 
concerning the Department of Labor's administrative procedures in 
processing applications for assistance under the Federal Transit law, as 
codified at 49 U.S.C. chapter 53.
    (b) Section 5333(b) of title 49 of the United States Code reads as 
follows:

    Employee protective arrangements. (1) As a condition of financial 
assistance under sections 5307-5312, 5318(d), 5323 (a)(1), (b), (d), and 
(e), 5328, 5337, and 5338(j)(5) of this title, the interests of 
employees affected by the assistance shall be protected under 
arrangements the Secretary of Labor concludes are fair and equitable. 
The agreement granting the assistance under sections 5307-5312, 5318(d), 
5323 (a)(1), (b), (d), and (e), 5328, 5337, and 5338(j)(5) shall specify 
the arrangements.
    (2) Arrangements under this subsection shall include provisions that 
may be necessary for--
    (A) the preservation of rights, privileges, and benefits (including 
continuation of pension rights and benefits) under existing collective 
bargaining agreements or otherwise;
    (B) the continuation of collective bargaining rights;
    (C) the protection of individual employees against a worsening of 
their positions related to employment;
    (D) assurances of employment to employees of acquired mass 
transportation systems;
    (E) assurances of priority of reemployment of employees whose 
employment is ended or who are laid off; and
    (F) paid training or retraining programs.
    (3) Arrangements under this subsection shall provide benefits at 
least equal to benefits established under section 11347 of this title.