N.Y. Labor Law § 815: Suggested standards for apprenticeship agreements

§ 815. Suggested standards for apprenticeship agreements. Suggested

standards for apprenticeship agreements are as follows:

1. A statement of the trade or craft to be taught and the required

hours for completion of apprenticeship which shall be not less than four

thousand hours of reasonably continuous employment.

2. A statement of the processes in the trade or craft divisions in

which the apprentice is to be taught and the approximate amount of time

to be spent at each process.

3. A statement of the number of hours to be spent by the apprentice in

work and the number of hours to be spent in related and supplemental

instruction which instruction shall be not less than one hundred

forty-four hours per year when available, such availability to be

determined by the commissioner of education.

4. A statement that apprentices shall be not less than sixteen years

of age.

5. Provision that apprentices shall be selected on the basis of

qualifications alone, as determined by objective criteria which permit

review, and without any direct or indirect limitation, specification or

discrimination as to race, creed, color, age, sex or national origin.

6. A statement of the progressively increasing scale of wages to be

paid the apprentice.

7. Provision for a period of probation during which the industrial

commissioner shall be directed to terminate an apprenticeship agreement

at the request in writing of any party thereto. After the probationary

period the industrial commissioner shall be empowered to terminate the

registration of an apprentice upon agreement of the parties.

8. Provision that the services of the industrial commissioner may be

utilized for consultation regarding the settlement of differences

arising out of the apprenticeship agreement where such differences

cannot be adjusted locally or in accordance with the established trade

procedure.

9. Provision that if an employer is unable to fulfill his obligation

under the apprenticeship agreement he may transfer such obligation to

another employer.

10. Such additional standards as may be prescribed in accordance with

the provisions of this article.