Article 40 – Joint Venture
53140.14.1 Entry Level Wage
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A minimum entry level wage for a JVE that does not employ non-inmate workers in the same or similar job position as those worked by its inmate-employees will be established as described in DOMDepartment Operations Manual Section 53140.14. The minimum entry level wage will be the lowest wage in the reporting wage range interval reported to the EDDEmployment Development Department for which a minimum of twenty percent of the survey data reflects a wage included in or lower than that wage interval. In no event can the minimum entry level wage be lower than the minimum wage under Federal or State laws or local ordinances.