[Blindtlk] Fwd: U.S. Representatives Stearns and Bishop Introduce Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act

Tue Oct 4 21:54:10 UTC 2011

What do you mean, Joseph? Nimer... no, it means we'll be payed the
minimum wage or higher for equal work!

Chris

On 10/4/11, T. Joseph Carter <tjcarter at spiritsubstance.com> wrote:
> Trollin'
> Trollin'
> Trollin' down the river…
>
> Joseph
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 04, 2011 at 04:24:39PM -0500, Nimer M. Jaber, IC³ wrote:
>>This is beautiful. So now instead of paying below minimum wage they'll
>>pay minimum wage and it doesn't even have to be equal work, or what
>>others are getting paid for the same profession. Want an example? Take
>>a look at the Austin Light House for the Blind.
>>
>>thanks.
>>
>>On 04.10.2011, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> This is great news for the blind and for the Federation!! Please
>>> circulate
>>> this!
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: National Federation of the Blind <jfreeh at nfb.org>
>>> Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 16:35:38 -0400
>>> Subject: U.S. Representatives Stearns and Bishop Introduce Fair Wages
>>> for Workers with Disabilities Act
>>> To: dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
>>>
>>>
>>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>>
>>>
>>> CONTACT:
>>> Chris Danielsen
>>> Director of Public Relations
>>> National Federation of the Blind
>>> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
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>>>
>>>
>>> U.S. Representatives Stearns and Bishop Introduce
>>> Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act
>>>
>>>
>>> National Federation of the Blind Commends Action
>>>
>>>
>>> Washington, D.C. (October 4, 2011): Congressman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) and
>>> Congressman Tim Bishop (D-NY) today introduced the Fair Wages for
>>> Workers with Disabilities Act of 2011 (H.R. 3086).  The bill would phase
>>> out Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which allows
>>> employers holding special wage certificates to pay their workers with
>>> disabilities less than the federal minimum wage.
>>>
>>> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind,
>>> said: "The Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act is a
>>> long-overdue effort to correct an injustice written into a law meant to
>>> protect all American workers from abuse and exploitation.  Workers with
>>> disabilities were excluded from the protections of the Fair Labor
>>> Standards Act because of the false belief that we cannot be as
>>> productive as Americans without disabilities.  Courage and creativity
>>> are required to replace the misguided benevolence that has historically
>>> shaped policies toward people with disabilities with real opportunity
>>> for our equal employment and full participation in the workplace.  We
>>> applaud Representatives Stearns and Bishop and we hope that a
>>> significant majority of their colleagues possess the courage and
>>> creativity to end over seventy years of exploitation of people with
>>> disabilities."
>>>
>>> "Simple fairness and decency require that workers with disabilities
>>> receive equal pay for equal work," said Congressman Stearns.  "I am
>>> asking all of my colleagues to join me in this historic effort to end
>>> wage discrimination against workers with disabilities once and for all."
>>>
>>> "Ensuring that Americans with disabilities receive equal pay for equal
>>> work is more than a matter of basic fairness, it's a long-overdue
>>> acknowledgement of the value disabled Americans contribute to our
>>> workplaces every day," said Congressman Tim Bishop.  "I hope all of my
>>> colleagues will support this bipartisan effort to correct over seventy
>>> years of injustice."
>>>
>>> For more information about the Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities
>>> Act and the National Federation of the Blind, please visit www.nfb.org
>>> <http://www.nfb.org/> .
>>>
>>> ###
>>>
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Chris Nusbaum

"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight. The real
problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that exists. If
a blind person has the proper training and opportunity, blindness can
be reduced to a mere physical nuissence." -- Kenneth Jernigan

Visit the I C.A.N. Foundation online at: www.icanfoundation.info for
information on our foundation and how it helps blind and visually
impaired children in MD say "I can!"