<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">See the below from the DD Council.<div><div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br></div><div>Helen Mejia, President</div>National Federation of the Blind<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of Iowa<br>hmejia@nfbi.org<br>(570) 983-7867</div>
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<div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council <infonetiowa-gmail.com@shared1.ccsend.com><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>ACTION ALERT!</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">January 6, 2025 at 11:32:11 AM CST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hmejianfb@gmail.com<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">infonetiowa@gmail.com<br></span></div><br><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="shell" lang="en-US" dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; 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padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The U.S. Department of Labor announced a </span><a href="https://gt7mnycab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0018eDpdWedYjqFrMYbpr-OzueATdHGWs4ourIpg56ZZrY5DelmP6nXs_aVD83pEBmVufcVB95okmI4uzGxtqjPGY-VzTbSoh2DnGEizQmSAXqu01FJqOWrgLurB84bodlE-wnDVsZQpSyHHHs5Wt1oZm_xkKTy9XDp1Xieh2dcMy9A31GW-g2efmxCRe19eQxhYhw5qw44F91JlcpSA68qPbjGdk1pAr-bincT3LZ1miGBju4yU5oNC5DpxggR5PdS85D7BkYkkzSGcjJgLlakXdANJeWuHtIOiIFvZFkMrRlCSj--tTb_M3Fy6Oz0JyHyLRGhQ0ggKEm-nHHX9uhCkg==&c=k2mazPpkmMtRaM4xtKzt376py5ny3-ighvPAMjmhw04PNOtIMaJvoQ==&ch=egSWd-NbIpQBMFy4bVzzh23nUIOOfukZxuqJ-3fh9W9fZQNeFw1DgA==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(3, 69, 135); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;">proposed rule</a><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> last month. This rule would no longer allow employers to pay some workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage for their work. The rule:</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br></div><ul style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px;"><li style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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 class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br></div><ul style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px;"><li style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stops new certificates from being issued.</span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br></div><ul style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px;"><li style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Establishes a three-year phase-out period for employers with existing certificates. </span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">According to the US Department of Labor, there are only<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://gt7mnycab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0018eDpdWedYjqFrMYbpr-OzueATdHGWs4ourIpg56ZZrY5DelmP6nXs_aVD83pEBmVGd_-3UpxYdyWsBZ664iOStd-DYXWy0hh-ya4_x3gumt9AnFN-RGt20Bmzi_vhW1f_RrkiAi8SwfLsmzvbalx1fSlzltEsh8ECh1aMUQuzAh_aCW2Jqt0UiXeUlX3D3bJ_rmIHWevy2pmTKdd38mhDidRmQpHNN5LhcKvKCKR27dNd96bxXt0pp35wabes5CL&c=k2mazPpkmMtRaM4xtKzt376py5ny3-ighvPAMjmhw04PNOtIMaJvoQ==&ch=egSWd-NbIpQBMFy4bVzzh23nUIOOfukZxuqJ-3fh9W9fZQNeFw1DgA==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(3, 69, 135); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;">five employers in Iowa</a><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>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></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">competitive integrated employment<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is important to you, please consider submitting comments on this at: </span><a href="https://gt7mnycab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0018eDpdWedYjqFrMYbpr-OzueATdHGWs4ourIpg56ZZrY5DelmP6nXs_aVD83pEBmVI3CrFIIGxkAFD7SStu9pLpjJxltpdUnLiSMM2kvWdr-sYHLkuHnyIn7KXENU-fZnagP5IAyX6SUJohHLaEZ5QjOsz4MCMAWkSW9EoDHIMlguas7Yb31z1tGvyh7cfZpeSPzsw7sh2ytjZMrSuuSP03DzCr3coi3vBdXi9oh3sYcl_uQwuY-Zi3VW1bSJAAzAGCU1h33LyCuY4EzNn2XrFmIXKi_dGU1mAALCCgXtjUiWzaQ0rZ5F_m4Jm4K3acsRuZHPinUh2Siqe8roa05Ya7thdBpvvWpebpZVpBlLqik=&c=k2mazPpkmMtRaM4xtKzt376py5ny3-ighvPAMjmhw04PNOtIMaJvoQ==&ch=egSWd-NbIpQBMFy4bVzzh23nUIOOfukZxuqJ-3fh9W9fZQNeFw1DgA==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; 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