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

Wed Oct 5 14:11:34 UTC 2011

I am missing the point here. Is the intent to applaud subminimum wage?

Thanks.

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

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!
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>> ---------- 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
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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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