20 CFR § 641.577 - Is there a limit on community service assignment hours?

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title: "20 CFR § 641.577 - Is there a limit on community service assignment hours?"
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title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
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section_name: "Is there a limit on community service assignment hours?"
chapter_name: "EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
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part_name: "PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 3056-3056p."
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# 641.577 Is there a limit on community service assignment hours?

While there is no specific limit on the number of hours that may be worked in a community service assignment, a community service assignment must be a part-time position. However, the Department strongly encourages grantees to use 1,300 hours as a benchmark and good practice for monitoring community service hours.