Federal Acquisition Regulation
Apprentices and trainees
FAR 22.406-4
(a) The contracting officer shall review the contractor’s employment and payment records of apprentices and trainees made available pursuant to the clause at 52.222-8 , Payrolls and Basic Records, to ensure that the contractor has complied with the clause at 52.222-9 , Apprentices and Trainees. (b) If a contractor has classified employees as apprentices, trainees, or helpers without complying with the requirements of the clause at 52.222-9 , the contracting officer shall reject the classification and require the contractor to pay the affected employees at the rates applicable to the classification of the work actually performed.