Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:388 – Approval of apprenticeship agreements; signature
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:388
- apprentice: as used in this Chapter is defined as a worker at least sixteen years of age, except where a higher minimum age standard is otherwise fixed by law, who is employed to learn an apprenticeable occupation pursuant to the standards of apprenticeship as provided for in the Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 40, Part 9, §317 in order to fulfill the requirements of the Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 40, Part 9, §301, and who has entered into a written apprentice agreement with an employer, an association of employers, or an organization of employees, providing for not less than two thousand hours of reasonably continuous employment, and for participation in an approved program of training through employment and through education in related and supplemental subjects. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:386
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
A. Every apprenticeship agreement under this Chapter shall be approved and the apprentice registered by the director of apprenticeship within fifteen days of being properly submitted and found to be in conformity with 29 C.F.R. part 30, the federal guidelines for equal opportunity in apprenticeship and training; or the applicant, employer, and sponsor shall be notified immediately in writing as to the reason for the agreement not being approved.
B. Every apprenticeship agreement shall include the names and signatures of the contracting parties, as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 23:389, and if the apprentice is a minor, the name and signature of a parent or legal guardian.
C. When a minor enters into an apprenticeship agreement under this Chapter for a period of training extending into his majority, the apprenticeship agreement shall likewise be binding for such a period as may be covered during the apprentice’s majority.
Acts 1987, No. 623, §1; Acts 2010, No. 791, §1; Acts 2014, No. 740, §1, eff. June 19, 2014.