[Nfbc-info] National Federation of the Blind Applauds Ruling Requiring Equal Pay for Disabled Workers

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On 9/21/2012 2:03 PM, Lisamaria Martinez wrote:
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> CONTACT:
> Chris Danielsen
> Director of Public Relations
> National Federation of the Blind
> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
> (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
> <mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org>cdanielsen at nfb.org
>
>
> National Federation of the Blind Applauds Ruling Requiring Equal Pay
> for Disabled Workers
>
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> $1.3 Million in Back Pay and Other Damages Awarded
>
>
> Baltimore, Maryland (September 20, 2012): <http://www.nfb.org>The
> National Federation of the Blind, the nation's leading advocate for
> <http://www.nfb.org/fair-wages>fair wages for workers with
> disabilities, today applauded a recent ruling by the U.S. District
> Court for the Southern District of Iowa, Davenport Division, finding
> that a turkey processing service violated the Americans with
> Disabilities Act by paying its disabled employees less than federal
> and state minimum wages.  The ruling in Equal Employment Opportunity
> Commission v. Hill Country Farms, Inc. d/b/a Henry's Turkey Services
> (Case number: No. 3-11-cv-41-CRW-TJS) found that the defendant had
> "engaged in unlawful and discriminatory pay practices in violation of
> the Americans with Disabilities Act," and awarded the workers $1.3
> million in back pay and other damages.
>
> <http://www.nfb.org/marc-maurer-bio>Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the
> <http://www.facebook.com/NationalFederationoftheBlind>National
> Federation of the Blind, said: "We have long contended that the
> antiquated practice of paying workers with disabilities less than the
> minimum wage is discriminatory and out of step with the enlightened
> view of the capacity of workers with disabilities reflected in
> statutes like the Americans with Disabilities Act.  For this reason,
> we are calling for
> <https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/fair-wagesforworkers-2012.pdf>the
> repeal of Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, which, based
> on the fallacy that workers with disabilities are not productive,
> authorizes the payment of subminimum wages to workers with
> disabilities.  This ruling, in a case with facts that ought to shock
> the conscience of every American, makes it clear that a labor practice
> dating from the 1930s is fundamentally irreconcilable with modern laws
> prohibiting discrimination against workers with disabilities.  We hope
> that the United States Congress will soon update the nation's statutes
> by phasing out Section 14(c) so that no employer can ever again engage
> in such unconscionable discrimination."
>
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> About the National Federation of the Blind
>
> With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind is
> the largest and most influential membership organization of blind
> people in the United States. The NFB improves blind people's lives
> through advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs
> encouraging independence and self-confidence.  It is the leading force
> in the blindness field today and the voice of the nation's blind.  In
> January 2004 the NFB opened the National Federation of the Blind
> Jernigan Institute, the first research and training center in the
> United States for the blind led by the blind.
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