Same: Wages

No resident employee of a Beneficiary shall be paid at less than the prevailing wage rate nor shall such employee be laid off work nor have his or her workweek reduced to less than forty

(40)hours in order to create employment for employees who are not United States citizens or permanent residents of the United States. For the purpose of this Section, “prevailing wage rate” shall mean such rate as is established from time to time by the Department of Labor. The Department of Labor is empowered to investigate any complaint filed under this Section and to settle the same by issuance of an appropriate order after notice and hearing pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Adjudication Law. Any willful violation of this Section, or of any order issued hereunder, may be cause for a Beneficiary of a Qualifying Certificate to forfeit the benefits thereof.