; or (B) such individual will perform the same or substantially similar work that had previously been performed by an employee of the employer who has been laid off within the preceding 12 months or has been partially displaced as that term is described in subparagraph (A) unless the employee has declined an offer of reinstatement to the position the employee occupied immediately prior to being laid off or partially displaced. (6) No individual may be hired for a position funded under this Act in a manner that infringes upon the promotional opportunities of an existing employee of the Program employer. (7) Program employees shall qualify as public sector employees for purposes of all otherwise applicable Federal, State, and local laws. 306. Eligibility for program employment (a) Certification by one-Stop center An individual seeking Program employment shall have his or her eligibility for such employment certified by a one-stop center serving the area where the Program employment is located. (b) Requirements for certification To be certified as eligible for such employment, the individual must satisfy at least one of the following conditions as of the date the individual is hired to fill a job funded under this Act: (1) The individual has been unemployed for less than 30 days and is eligible to receive Unemployment Insurance benefits. (2) The individual is unemployed and has been registered at and seeking employment with the assistance of a one-stop center for not less than 30 days prior to the date on which the individual is so hired. (3) The individual has been employed part-time while registered at and seeking full-time employment with the assistance of a one-stop center for not less than 30 days prior to the date the individual is so hired. (c) Availability for non-Program employment (1) All Program employees shall be automatically registered with the one-stop center serving the area where the individual resides as available for and seeking work. (2) The one-stop center serving the area where a Program