appropriate and reasonable in light of factors such as the type of work, geographical region, and proficiency of the participant.

State and Federal law, otherwise applicable to working conditions of employees, shall be equally applicable to working conditions of participants.

contributions on behalf of any participant to retirement systems or plans.

by any participant, including partial displacement such as a reduction in the hours of nonovertime work, wages, or employment benefits.

for services or collective bargaining agreements, except that no job project under this Act which would be inconsistent with the terms of a collective bargaining agreement shall be undertaken without the written concurrence of the labor organization and employer concerned.

filled when any other individual is on layoff from the same or any substantially equivalent job, or when the employer has terminated the employment of any regular employee or otherwise reduced its workforce with the intention of filling the vacancy so created by hiring a participant whose wages are subsidized under this Act.

that will infringe in any way upon the promotional opportunities of currently employed individuals.