[il-talk] Federal Legislation update-Transformation to Competitive Employment Act

[Starry Sky]

I agree that it is unacceptable to pay less to people with disabilities.  However, in looking at the bigger picture, I cannot help but wonder that if employers have to choose, how often will that employer offer the position to the person with the disability over the one "without"?  You could be as qualified or more but the (inaccurate) perception still exists that it would cost more and get less productivity.  It is difficult to legally prove (and win in court) that is why you did not get the offer.  Did it become harder to get or keep that job now?  Hopefully the legislation accounts for this aspect and will ensure that that the number of people with disabilities employed will increase not decrease.


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Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 19:17:01 -0500
From: Marilyn Green <marilynvgreen at gmail.com><mailto:marilynvgreen at gmail.com>
To: NFB of Illinois Mailing List <il-talk at nfbnet.org><mailto:il-talk at nfbnet.org>,
        iabs-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto:iabs-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [il-talk] Federal Legislation update-Transformation to
        Competitive Employment Act


Greetings fellow federationists,

I am excited to report that Senator Tammy Duckworth has co-sponsored S
260, Transformation to Competitive Employment Act. She is the first of
our Illinois federal legislators to support this important piece of
legislation that will permanently sunset section 14c of the Fair Labor
Standards Act, that allows the payment of subminimum wages to workers
with disabilities.

Please send your e-mails, make your telephone calls and post to our
social media our sincerest thanks to Senator Duckworth for her support
of this initiative.

Marilyn Green
Federal Legislation