[Nfbf-l] FW: [NFB-Legislative-Directors] Legislative Alert: the Department of Labor is seeking comments from advocates like you

Fri May 31 13:46:03 UTC 2019

Greetings Florida: 

Here is our National Office’s input. We encourage all to participate in this discussion! 

Together, 

Camille and Merry 

From: NFB-Legislative-Directors <nfb-legislative-directors-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Eacobacci, Kimie via NFB-Legislative-Directors
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Subject: [NFB-Legislative-Directors] Legislative Alert: the Department of Labor is seeking comments from advocates like you

Greetings Fellow Federationists:

This week the 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 this information to your state affiliate and urge your members to submit comments. 

The National Federation of the Blind opposes the use of subminimum wages for people with disabilities and our members have been active at the state and federal level. Our continued advocacy has already initiated a growing number of states to pass legislation or policies that prohibit the use subminimum wages. Likewise, the NFB supports the passage of the Transformation to Competitive Employment Act (H.R. 873/S. 260), a federal piece of legislation calling for the phase out of subminimum wages over a six-year period. 

Below is the announcement for the Department of Labor where you will find 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://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2f14cdialogue.ideascale.com%2f&c=E,1,4PF9slBskdtFpxmKp4qe0k4OamqtI3W3wKafqr8MTHROVe3sTWt_Eoj024z8mDW_NOv4xqbGqptSGNEV4ThjQfu0EhYMuAoew7i3aM0j&typo=1> https://14cdialogue.ideascale.com/

Sincerely,

Kimie Eacobacci

Government Affairs Specialist

200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

(410) 659-9314, extension 2441 |  <mailto:keacobacci at nfb.org> keacobacci at nfb.org

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