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

[sheila leigland]

that is very interesting. I have always seen this as a civil rights 
issue so I'm  glad to see this happening.

On 11/15/2019 2:07 PM, BRUCE&JOY BRESLAUER via NFBMT wrote:
> USCCR Public Briefing - Subminimum Wages: Impacts on the Rights of People
> With Disabilities by USCCR
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXxUmnFH85a
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> U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
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> Planned Public Briefings for Fiscal Years 2020 & 2021As approvedJuly 19, 2019
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> Fiscal Year2020
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> Subminimum Wages for People withDisabilities
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> 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
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> 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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