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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good Evening All:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please see below for an update on this important issue. Please feel free to submit comments as appropriate following the below instructions. Now is the time to make our voices heard on subminimum wages!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Scott Van Gorp, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of Iowa<br>Phone: 515-720-5282<br></span><a href="mailto:svangorp@nfbi.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Email</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbi.org/"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>Website</span></i></a><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <br></span></i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/National-Federation-Of-the-Blind-Of-Iowa-372681823082570/posts"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>Facebook</span></i></a><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <br></span></i><a href="https://twitter.com/nfb_iowa"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>Twitter</span></i></a><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <br>Live the life you want.<br></span></i><br>The National Federation of the Blind of Iowa is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>"Fredric Schroeder" <<a href="mailto:fschroeder@sks.com">fschroeder@sks.com</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Subject: [NCSAB Members] U.S. Commission on Civil Rights public briefing on Section 14(c)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Date: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>November 18, 2019 at 6:59:32 PM CST</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Reply-To: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>"Fredric Schroeder" <<a href="mailto:fschroeder@sks.com">fschroeder@sks.com</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>MEMORANDUM<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>To: NCSAB Membership<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>From: Fred Schroeder<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Subject: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights public briefing on Section 14(c)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Date: November 18, 2019<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>As we discussed at the Fall Conference, competitive integrated employment continues to dominate the disability policy debate in Washington.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Friday, November 15, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held a public briefing to examine the elimination of Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Section 14(c) exemption permits employers to pay less than the minimum wage to individuals with disabilities.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>In April 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that more than 1,800 employers held a Section 14(c) waiver of minimum wage requirements, affecting at least some 150,000 workers. Reports indicate that many employers with 14(c) certificates pay far below the prevailing or minimum wage and segregate employees with disabilities from the non-disabled workforce. The Commission is investigating whether this violates the civil rights of people with disabilities.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The Commission will analyze the use of the 14(c) waiver program, its effect on people with<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>disabilities, and oversight by the Departments of Labor and Justice. Commissioners heard from former governor and former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, advocates and civil society organizations, academic and legal experts, and corporate officials. Members of the public were able to address the Commission in an open comment session.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The Commission is accepting written materials for consideration through December 15, 2019.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Comments may be sent to:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:subminimumwages@usccr.gov"><span style='color:#954F72'>subminimumwages@usccr.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>According to the Commission, it plans to issue a report with actionable recommendations to address this “critical civil rights issue.”<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>