{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-679.640","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 679.640","heading":"What limitations apply to the State's workforce flexibility plan authority under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act?","body":"(a)(1) Under work-flex waiver authority a State must not waive the WIOA, Wagner-Peyser Act or OAA requirements which are excepted from the work-flex waiver authority and described in § 679.630(a).\n(2) Requests to waive statutory and regulatory requirements of title I of WIOA applicable at the State level may not be granted under work-flex waiver authority granted to a State. Such requests only may be granted by the Secretary under the general waiver authority described at §§ 679.610 through 679.620.\n(b) As required in § 679.630(b)(6), States must address the outcomes to result from work-flex waivers as part of its workforce flexibility plan. The Secretary may terminate a State's work-flex designation if the State fails to meet agreed-upon outcomes or other terms and conditions contained in its workforce flexibility plan.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER V—EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","PART 679—STATEWIDE AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE OF THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT","Subpart E—Waivers/WorkFlex (Workforce Flexibility Plan)"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"a16484f475114439dd37d29b8f471ff0630d38f4d88e12312f320d656ff06e5d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-679.630","next":"us/20-cfr-680.100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}