[Nfbmo] Sub-minimum wage

[Gary Earthlink]

We are going to try to work on an op-ed for St. Louis media. If we can bring
you up to speed on the arguments for and against the exemption, you might be
a wonderful go to person to answer questions about our position.



-----Original Message-----
From: Nfbmo [mailto:nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David Hertweck
via Nfbmo
Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 2:46 PM
To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List
Cc: david.hertweck at sbcglobal.net
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Sub-minimum wage

That is horrible I had no idea. Please let me know if there's anything I can
do about it.

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> On Sep 4, 2015, at 1:13 PM, Dan Flasar via Nfbmo <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> -----------------
> 
> 
> 
> 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-workshop
> s-say-
> city-s-minimum-wage-bill.html  Gary
> 
> 
> 
> 
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