6VAC15-40-180: Conditions for inmate participation in a work release program

Inmate participation in a work release program shall conform to the following specific conditions unless ordered otherwise by an appropriate court:

1. Participation by the inmate shall be on a voluntary basis.

2. The following conditions shall be met where the employer has a federal contract:

a. Representatives of local union central bodies or similar labor union organizations shall have been consulted;

b. Employment shall not result in the displacement of employed workers, or be applied in skills, crafts or trades in which there is a surplus of available gainful labor in the locality, or impair existing contracts for services; and

c. Rates of pay and other conditions of employment shall not be less than those paid or provided for work of a similar nature in the locality in which the work is being performed.