[Nfbmo] Sub-minimum wage

[DanFlasar at aol.com]

David,
    There is a provision in the Federal Labor Standards Act  referred to as 
section 14(c) that allows employers of disabled workers to apply  for a 
certificate that exempts them from paying their workers the full current  
minimum wage.   We've been trying to get this provision eliminated  from the Act 
for years now.
   In short, the practice is quite legal, but has long since  become 
obsolete.
   Here's a link to a fuller explanation from the NFB  website:
https://nfb.org/fair-wages
 
Dan
 
  If you want a link to learn more, 
 
 
In a message dated 9/4/2015 7:38:28 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
nfbmo at nfbnet.org writes:

How can they  pay less than min wage is this not illegal.


-----Original  Message----- 
From: Gary Wunder via Nfbmo
Sent: Friday, September 04,  2015 7:29 AM
To: 'NFB of Missouri Mailing List'
Cc: Gary  Wunder
Subject: [Nfbmo] Sub-minimum wage

Here is a partial list of  those we can contact. It begins with a website
that takes you to individual  aldermen.



Warmly,



Gary



<  
https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/aldermen/Wards-1-28.cfm>



Here  are the key folks:

Boyd--on the fence
Williamson--on the  fence
Ogilvie--supporter
Krewson--supporter
Arnowitz--supporter
Murphy--on  the fence
Howard--supporter
Davis--on the fence
Spencer--on the  fence
Cohn--supporter (Sponsor of the Min-Wage Bill - maybe just email him  and 
ask
him to share with all Aldermen)
Tyus--on the  fence



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In short, St. Louis City  passed a minimum wage ordinance.



Typically, as you may know,  these local min wage ordinances explicitly 
state
that workshops (those with  14(c) certificates) are exempt.



In St. Louis, advocates with  disabilities worked hard to get that exemption
removed. The 4 workshops in  StL are pretty incensed and have pushed them
hard to  reconsider.



We do not want the exemption added back in so are  reaching out to those
organizations locally, statewide and nationally who  have a record of
advocacy against sub-minimum wage to ask if they would  consider weighing in
with the Aldermen in St. Louis  City.



They will re-consider this provision of the bill on  September 11th. Here's
an early story on the  issue:
http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2015/08/26/disability-workshops-say-
city-s-minimum-wage-bill.html  Gary





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