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Mar 3, 2022

Workforce Development Board Seeks Public Comments on VI Waiver Request

The Virgin Islands State Workforce Development Board (VISWDB) seeks public comments on a waiver request before it submits it to the US Department of Labor for approval.

The waiver is posted online. Click here to see the waiver. Please submit comments by 4PM, Wednesday, March 9, 2022.

Comments should be submitted by email to viswdb@dol.vi.gov

The waiver is as follows:

Waiver of WIOA Section 134(c)(3)(H)(i) and 20 CFR 680.720(b) in order to increase on-the-job training (OJT) employer reimbursement up to 90 percent for businesses with 50 or fewer employees.