[NABS-L] Legislative Alert: the US Department of Labor Wants to Hear from You

[Justin Salisbury]

Greetings Fellow Federationists:

This week, the US Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) announced the opening of a National Online Dialogue about the use of subminimum wages. It is seeking ideas, experiences, and stories from advocates like you. This dialogue will continue until June 14. Please pass on this information to your state student division and urge your members to submit comments.

The National Federation of the Blind opposes the payment of subminimum wages based on a worker’s disability, and our members have been active at the state and federal level to end this practice. Our continued advocacy has already led a growing number of states to pass legislation or policies that prohibit the payment of subminimum wages. Likewise, the NFB supports the passage of the Transformation to Competitive Employment Act (H.R. 873/S. 260), a pair of federal bills calling for the phase out of subminimum wages over a six-year period.

Here is the announcement from the US Department of Labor, including the link to submit your comments:

May 28, 2019

The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), through its ePolicyWorks initiative, is hosting this national online dialogue to gather perspectives on Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Please share your ideas, individual stories, and personal experiences illustrating the impact of Section 14(c) on the employment of people with disabilities. The goal of this online dialogue is to capture perspectives about Section 14(c) based on individual input from those "on the ground." Information gleaned from the comments will then be summarized to provide ODEP an overview of Section 14(c) at the state and national levels.



The Section 14(c) National Online Dialogue

https://14cdialogue.ideascale.com/<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2f14cdialogue.ideascale.com%2f&c=E,1,4PF9slBskdtFpxmKp4qe0k4OamqtI3W3wKafqr8MTHROVe3sTWt_Eoj024z8mDW_NOv4xqbGqptSGNEV4ThjQfu0EhYMuAoew7i3aM0j&typo=1>



 Thank you all for your leadership and participation in our movement!



Aloha,



Justin

Justin M. Hideaki Salisbury
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