[Massachusetts-NFB] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Time-Sensitive Legislative Alert - January 16, 2025

[Al and Masha Sten-Clanton]

It took me some trouble, maybe because of the programs I'm using, but I 
did submit a comment.


Best!


Al


On 1/16/25 11:11, Kyra Sweeney via Massachusetts-NFB wrote:
> Please see below for an important and time-sensitive legislative 
> alert. It is critical that as many of us as possible submit comments 
> to the NPRM in favor of ending sub-minimum wages for people with 
> disabilities. The deadline is this Friday. As Justin said, even 
> submitting a brief comment is helpful.
>
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> Begin forwarded message:
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>> *From:* "Young, Justin via NFBNet-Members-List" 
>> <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
>> *Date:* January 16, 2025 at 10:20:22 AM EST
>> *To:* nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
>> *Subject:* *[Nfbnet-members-list] Time-Sensitive Legislative Alert - 
>> January 16, 2025*
>> *Reply-To:* "Young, Justin" <jyoung at nfb.org>
>>
>> 
>>
>> Dear Federation Family,
>>
>> On December 4, 2024, the US Department of Labor released a Notice of 
>> Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the phaseout of Section 14(c) of 
>> the Fair Labor Standards Act. The National Federation of the Blind 
>> fully supports this NPRM and submitted comments 
>> <https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/policy-statements/comments-regarding-department-labors-proposed-rule> 
>> on Wednesday, January 15.
>>
>> The NPRM has received thousands of individual comments from those in 
>> favor of keeping subminimum wages for people with disabilities. We 
>> apologize that we did not anticipate such a substantial response from 
>> these individuals who support subminimum wages. As a result, we have 
>> an urgent request for our members to submit comments by the deadline 
>> of 11:59 p.m. on Friday, January 17.
>>
>> All comments are helpful even if the comment is, "I believe people 
>> with disabilities should be paid at least the minimum wage, and 14(c) 
>> certificates should be phased out.” All public comments should be 
>> submitted using the online form found at 
>> https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/04/2024-27880/employment-of-workers-with-disabilities-under-section-14c-of-the-fair-labor-standards-act#open-comment. 
>>
>>
>> The page contains a place for you to type in your comment, and then 
>> you will need to select that you are an individual, which will bring 
>> up fields for you to type in your first and last name. You will then 
>> need to check a box acknowledging you are aware any information you 
>> provide will be publicly available on regulations.gov before clicking 
>> “submit.”
>>
>> Again, we apologize for the last-minute notice. Thank you for all 
>> your hard advocacy on this matter.
>>
>> Justin T. Young, Ed.D
>>
>> Government Affairs Specialist, National Federation of the Blind
>>
>> 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
>>
>> 410-659-9314, extension 2210 | jyoung at nfb.org <mailto:jyoung at nfb.org>
>>
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