As used in this chapter: (1) 'Competitive integrated employment' means work in the competitive labor market that is: (a) performed on a full-time or part-time basis in an integrated setting; and (b) for which an individual is compensated at or above the minimum wage, but not less than the customary wage and level of benefits paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by individuals without disabilities. (2) 'Integrated setting' means, with respect to an employment outcome, a setting typically found in the community in which employed individuals with disabilities interact with individuals without disabilities, other than individuals who are providing services to employees with disabilities, to the same extent that individuals without disabilities in comparable positions interact with other people. HISTORY: 2022 Act No. 209 (S.533), Section 4.A, eff May 23, 2022.
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