[NFBMT-Parents] U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: Planned Public Briefings on Subminimum Wages for People with disabilities

[BRUCE&JOY BRESLAUER]

USCCR Public Briefing - Subminimum Wages: Impacts on the Rights of People
With Disabilities by USCCR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXxUmnFH85a

 

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Planned Public Briefings for Fiscal Years 2020 & 2021As approvedJuly 19, 2019

Fiscal Year2020 

Subminimum Wages for People withDisabilities

The Commission will undertake an examination of the payment of sub-minimum
wages to people with disabilities under a special certificate program
administered by theDepartment of Labor.  The Commission will investigate the
civil rights implications of paying people less than minimum wage based on
their disability status and the oversight of this program by theDepartments
of Labor and Justice. Reports have indicated at least some of these employees
earn extremely low wages, do not gain marketable skills,and are not assisted
to transition to competitive employment. Some states have outlawed payment of
wages below minimum wage and fully transitioned away from this model of
employment services. The Department of Justice has found state systems
supporting these programs may violate

the Americans with Disabilities Act when they do not serve people with
disabilities in the most integrated setting appropriate. The Commission
unanimously selected this project.

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Joy Breslauer, First Vice President

National Federation of the Blind of Montana 

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