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

[sheila]

hi, I didn't intend to even speak to the matter of the raising of the 
minimum wage. I only wanted to bring up the subject of the fair wages 
act. thanks
On 3/14/2014 7:14 AM, Steve Jacobson wrote:
> We very much need to pass the fair wages bill, but there are likely many blind people getting the minimum wage.
> To oppose raising the minimum wage because it won't affect blind people is really not accurate.  If you generally
> oppose raising the minimum wage, that is a separate matter, but using the minimum wage waiver certificates as a
> reason doesn't make sense.  Of course, making Congress aware of the fact that some are not even getting the
> current minimum wage makes a lot of sense.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Steve Jacobson
>
> On Fri, 14 Mar 2014 07:23:42 -0500, josh lester wrote:
>
>> 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 Until this part of the law is repealed and the Fair Wages bill passed,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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