[nfbwatlk] FW: Goodwill Pays Disabled Employees Less Than MinimumWage | wusa9.com

[Lauren Merryfield]

Hi,
There are some negative comments there, so the more of us who post, the 
better!  Please go and make your comments!
Thanks
Lauren
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Subject: [nfbwatlk] FW: Goodwill Pays Disabled Employees Less Than 
MinimumWage | wusa9.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Lewis, Anil
> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 8:55 PM
> To: Lewis, Anil
> Subject: [nfb-talk] Goodwill Pays Disabled Employees Less Than Minimum 
> Wage
> | wusa9.com
>
> All:
>
> Visit the following site for a recent news story on the Goodwill boycott.
> Remember we are condemning the practice of paying subminimum wages to
> workers with disabilities.  If Goodwill adopts a policy of paying their
> workers with disabilities the federal minimum wage or more, it will put
> pressure on other subminimum wage employers to do the same.  please take 
> the
> time to visit the site and to post a comment in support of our efforts.
> FaceBook users should like the article, and our Twittter friends should
> tweet the link.
>
> http://www.wusa9.com/news/article/208068/189/Goodwill-Pays-Disabled-Employee
> s-Less-than-Minimum-Wage
>
> Goodwill Pays Disabled Employees Less Than Minimum Wage | wusa9.com
> Written by
> Kristin Fisher
>
> ROCKVILLE, Md. (WUSA) -- One of the most well-known non-profits in the 
> world
> is paying some disabled employees less than minimum wage. The National
> Federation of the Blind is urging a boycott of Goodwill in hopes it hopes 
> it
> will convince the organization to stop this practice, a practice that is
> perfectly legal under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
>
> http://www.wusa9.com/news/article/208068/189/Goodwill-Pays-Disabled-Employee
> s-Less-than-Minimum-Wage
>
> Please contact me if you have any questions.
>
> Anil
>
> Mr. Anil Lewis, M.P.A.
> Director of Strategic Communications
>
> "Eliminating Subminimum Wages For People With Disabilities"
>
> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
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> Baltimore, Maryland   21230
>
> (410) 659-9314 ext. 2374 (Voice)
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> Email: alewis at nfb.org<mailto:alewis at nfb.org>
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