Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 20 - Labor › Part 101 - REGULATIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY › INTRODUCTION › Chapter 800 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES › Section 20-101-800-800.02 - Responsibilities

Current through June 25, 2024
(A) Contractors that are awarded bids for
				  public works projects that utilize funds received by State and Local
				  Governmental entities resulting from a federally declared disaster or spill of
				  national significance must submit an employment plan that includes the
				  following information: the type of jobs involved in the project; the skill
				  level of the jobs involved in the project; wage information on the jobs
				  involved in the project; the number of vacant positions that the contractor
				  needs to fill; how the contractor will recruit low wage and unemployed
				  individuals for job vacancies; other information that may be required by MDES;
				  and proof of registration with MDES for taxation in accordance with provisions
				  of Title 71 with their bid to the entity requesting the solicitation of
				  services.
(B) When a contractors
				  bid is accepted, the contractor shall enter into an agreement with the entity
				  that accepted the bid that requires the contractor to only hire personnel
				  referred from MDES for a period of ten (10) days from when the contract is
				  awarded. Contractors must place a job order with MDES to receive a list of
				  qualified individuals. The contractor is required to review the applicants
				  submitted by MDES before hiring individuals who were not referred.
MDES shall define the ten (10) days as follows: The time
					 period for the ten (10) days shall begin to run on the first day the job order
					 is opened with MDES. The ten (10) days shall be considered working days and
					 weekends and official state holidays shall not be counted. If the tenth (10th)
					 day shall fall on a weekend or holiday, then the following Monday or the next
					 day that MDES is open for business shall be deemed the tenth (10th) day.
The ten (10) day rule shall apply to any entity charged
					 with hiring personnel under the awarded contract. For example, if the
					 contractor enlists a temporary agency to hire employees for the project, the
					 ten (10) day rule shall apply to the temporary agency, or any subcontractor the
					 contractor may utilize for the project.
NOTE: The contractor is not prohibited from hiring
					 MDES referrals during the ten (10) day time period and may hire employees
					 referred by MDES immediately.
(C) The contractor is required to register
				  his/her business online in the Workforce Investment Network Global System
				  (WINGS) by visiting Wings.mdes.ms.gov. The following information is needed to
				  register:
(1) Register in the Workforce
				  Investment Network Global Systems (WINGS) and create a username and
				  password;
(2) Employer Federal ID
				  #;
(3) Company Name;
(4) Company (Corporate) Physical address if
				  applicable;
(5) Company (Corporate)
				  Mailing address for E-Verify notices (if applicable);
(6) Company telephone number and fax number;
				  and
(7) Company contact name,
				  title, phone number and email address.