[nfb-talk] {Disarmed} Fw: Website Contact Form Submission From Kenneth Chrane

[josh lester]

I thought Kenneth's message was off topic, which is why I tried to put
it on a blindness-related topic so it would fit this list.
You're right, Chris!
Blessings, Joshua

On 3/14/14, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> I happen to agree with you, Josh, but that's a matter of general political
> discussion and probably should be discussed off-list. However, you raise a
> good point. Because of Section 14(c) of the FLSA, people with disabilities
> who work in these shops aren't even benefiting from the current minimum
> wage. Until this part of the law is repealed and the Fair Wages bill passed,
> no increase in the minimum wate will solve that problem.
>
> Chris Nusbaum
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Mar 13, 2014, at 9:08 PM, josh lester <jlestermusic at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I'm against this bill, and I hope it doesn't even get a chance!
>> It'll hurt us taxpayers, since we're the ones funding it!
>> Also, who's to say that we blind folks will get paid that amount if it
>> becomes law?
>> There are too many unanswered questions!
>> Blessings, Joshua
>>
>>> On 3/13/14, Kenneth Chrane <kenneth.chrane at verizon.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Congressman Elijah Cummings
>>> To: kenneth.chrane at verizon.net
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 4:01 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Website Contact Form Submission From Kenneth Chrane
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>       March 13, 2014
>>>
>>>      Dear Mr. Kenneth Chrane,
>>>
>>>
>>>      Thank you for your recent correspondence on the Fair Minimum Wage
>>> Act
>>> of 2013, H.R. 1010. I appreciate hearing from my constituents regarding
>>> the
>>> issues pending before the Congress.
>>>
>>>      As you know, H.R. 1010 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of
>>> 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to: (1)
>>> $8.20
>>> an hour on the first day of the third month after the enactment of this
>>> Act;
>>> (2) $9.15 an hour after one year; (3) $10.10 an hour after two years;
>>> and
>>> (4) the amount determined by the Secretary of Labor (based on increases
>>> in
>>> the Consumer Price Index) after three years, and annually thereafter.
>>>
>>>      Further, H.R. 1010 would increase the federal minimum wage for
>>> tipped
>>> employees to $3.00 an hour for one year on the first day of the third
>>> month
>>> after the enactment of this Act.
>>>
>>>      Finally, H.R. 1010 would provide a formula for subsequent annual
>>> adjustments of the wage increase to ensure that it remains equal to 70%
>>> of
>>> the wage in effect under FLSA for other employees and direct the
>>> Secretary
>>> of Labor, 60 days before any increase in the minimum wage, to publish it
>>> in
>>> the Federal Register and on the Department of Labor's website.
>>>
>>>      You will be happy to know that I am an original co-sponsor of H.R.
>>> 1010 and I look forward to casting my vote in favor of this important
>>> legislation should it come before the full House of Representatives for
>>> consideration.
>>>
>>>      Thank you again for your thoughtful correspondence and please do
>>> not
>>> hesitate to contact me if I can be of any assistance.
>>>
>>>
>>>       Sincerely,
>>>
>>>      Elijah E. Cummings
>>>      Member of Congress
>>>
>>>
>>>
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