[Nfbf-l] {Disarmed} Fw: National Federation of the Blind Commends President Obama for Executive Order on Wages

[Sherri]

Just passing this along.

Sherri
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Subject: National Federation of the Blind Commends President Obama for 
Executive Order on Wages


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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National Federation of the Blind
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 National Federation of the Blind Commends President Obama
 for Executive Order on Wages

Order Ensures Economic Mobility for Federal Contract Employees with 
Disabilities

Baltimore, Maryland (February 12, 2014): The National Federation of the 
Blind (NFB) commented today on President Obama’s executive order requiring a 
wage floor of $10.10 for individuals employed under all new federal 
contracts, including workers with disabilities who are currently excluded 
from minimum wage protections under special certificate programs.

Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: 
“President Obama’s courageous action today is a tremendous victory for 
federal contract workers with disabilities, and we wholeheartedly applaud 
the spectacular step forward that this new executive order represents.  The 
National Federation of the Blind commends President Obama for recognizing 
the value of workers with disabilities and ensuring that these workers can 
take advantage of the same opportunity for economic mobility as their 
nondisabled co-workers.  We urge Congress to finish the work that President 
Obama has begun by passing the Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act 
(H.R. 831) to ensure that all workers with disabilities, not just those 
working under federal contracts, will no longer be subjected to the 
antiquated and discriminatory practice of being paid less than the federal 
minimum wage.”






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