[VABS] Fwd: [NABS-L] Legislative Alert: the US Department of Labor Wants to Hear from You

[André Hill]

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From:Justin Salisbury via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Date: Sat, Jun 1, 2019, 4:41 AM
Subject: [NABS-L] Legislative Alert: the US Department of Labor Wants to
Hear from You
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Justin Salisbury <PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu>


Greetings Fellow Federationists:

This week, the US 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
on this information to your state student division and urge your members to
submit comments.

The National Federation of the Blind opposes the payment of subminimum
wages based on a worker’s disability, and our members have been active at
the state and federal level to end this practice. Our continued advocacy
has already led a growing number of states to pass legislation or policies
that prohibit the payment of subminimum wages. Likewise, the NFB supports
the passage of the Transformation to Competitive Employment Act (H.R.
873/S. 260), a pair of federal bills calling for the phase out of
subminimum wages over a six-year period.

Here is the announcement from the US Department of Labor, including 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://14cdialogue.ideascale.com/<
https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2f14cdialogue.ideascale.com%2f&c=E,1,4PF9slBskdtFpxmKp4qe0k4OamqtI3W3wKafqr8MTHROVe3sTWt_Eoj024z8mDW_NOv4xqbGqptSGNEV4ThjQfu0EhYMuAoew7i3aM0j&typo=1
>



 Thank you all for your leadership and participation in our movement!



Aloha,



Justin

Justin M. Hideaki Salisbury
he/him/his

Board Member | National Association of Blind Students
   A proud division of the National Federation of the Blind
(808) 797-8606
president at alumni.ecu.edu | www.nabslink.org<http://www.nabslink.org/>




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