[NFBNJ] Legislative Alert: the Department of Labor is seeking comments from advocates like you

[joe ruffalo]

        Greetings to all!
It???s time for our voices to be heard.
One voice makes it known what we are requesting.
Many voices make the sound of thunder for what is needed.
The following was forwarded by Ryan Stevens.

Any questions, contact Ryan at rysteve at comcast.net
Let???s do what is needed to make a difference!
Warmly
Joe

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From: Ryan Stevens
Joe,

Please forward the below message, with my introduction,  to the NFBNJ 
distribution list. Thanks.

Greetings, fellow New Jersey Federationists,


I received the below notice from NFB Governmental Affairs Specialist Kimie 
Eacobacci. If you have any experience with working at a subminimum wage job, 
or simply have ideas on how to eliminate the practice, please respond to her 
request. The more voices we have fighting subminimum wages, the greater the 
chance we will see the end of them!


Thanks and take care,

   Ryan


Ryan Stevens, Legislative Director
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey




From: 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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