<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">It would be well for us all to read this and then comment. The NFB has been working toward this kind of thing for a long time.<div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Cindy Lou<div>Sent from my iPad</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council <infonetiowa-gmail.com@shared1.ccsend.com><br><b>Date:</b> December 11, 2024 at 12:31:10 PM CST<br><b>To:</b> cindyray@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>ACTION ALERT!</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> infonetiowa@gmail.com<br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<h3 style="text-align: center; font-family: Trebuchet MS,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #585858; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(28, 55, 113); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Proposed Rule Ends Below Minimum Wage for Workers with Disabilities</span></h3>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The U.S. Department of Labor announced a </span><a href="https://gt7mnycab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012FV-KPLlR7M7c2POHK9ECEvW7KPOZgXJPoVYURQklMi5hJ9KR-tvER_QAeulwaSnU2gQ6NLg37V5bznKhnww3iasR4amb876Ap5kRI0O66770eBMNUABWYLdpifT-nG-wNjQsnh5JNBTf8DkqsLazer9UsUzVL1Wj3UUP3vlxL06wZw-zzQcdgs4UINfModPycwAy9dxydScdfpFKPLukd2NQ9WWVaKT_kMsxQv2SpVhIuDhkKz_jRjxRnZ0h3wCkb8N3g9vurcyDB4P77NSoh31CDP5jDNqle5Tn483BWx2B6lv-EnICiTSyoYpoO3IAOSUn8coiTUiNC5cYaVmLw==&c=Tz2VEf2wvJL0xO__PNuRwckuNF3G5eMq-L6VVrX7A9Yet60vRf3GfA==&ch=6K4LMPa4hWAltq4h1YHtPy_RlI-yFIltepQa5wFefBkrxDkAXZnIyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(3, 69, 135); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal;">proposed rule</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> that would no longer allow employers to pay some workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage for their work. The rule:</span></p>
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<ul><li style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Gradually eliminates certificates employers can apply for under Section 14(c) of Fair Labor Standards Act allowing them to pay certain workers with disabilities less than minimum wage. </span></li></ul>
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<ul><li style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Stops new certificates from being issued.</span></li></ul>
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<ul><li style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Establishes a three-year phase-out period for employers with existing certificates. </span></li></ul>
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<p class="indent--1" style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px;">According to the US Department of Labor, there are only </span><a href="https://gt7mnycab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012FV-KPLlR7M7c2POHK9ECEvW7KPOZgXJPoVYURQklMi5hJ9KR-tvER_QAeulwaSnFQlYjYgABljDNzbswkoZpU6uyPhJ_OdS4XLRyRq370i2mZvY3t3mwYWqLcvGNY3_vtqPGmkiptL_LH-sCCznfOYguUTGhzK9gFLapUbV2ATCGHPJWBqgJA3MODSl1lc4EUpRMdgaBJ1ujMzEbDn0Bw1vq7pStCzZWE3FSHyHjM3WDwyVa21mMBSGdBfW_xMi&c=Tz2VEf2wvJL0xO__PNuRwckuNF3G5eMq-L6VVrX7A9Yet60vRf3GfA==&ch=6K4LMPa4hWAltq4h1YHtPy_RlI-yFIltepQa5wFefBkrxDkAXZnIyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(3, 69, 135); font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal;">five employers in Iowa</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px;"> with these 14(c) certificates that allow payment below minimum wage. All of their certificates were issued in 2023. If this rule passes, they would be given three years to increase pay for their workers or move them into other jobs that pay at least minimum wage.</span></p>
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