[NFBC-Info] Fwd: FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Time-Sensitive Legislative Alert - January 16, 2025

[Shannon Dillon]

Hi Everyone,
Please see the important legislative alert below. Please take action today
or tomorrow. The directions are super easy and it concerns subminimum
wages, an issue we have been working on for a long time.
Shannon





*From:* NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On
Behalf Of *Young, Justin via NFBNet-Members-List
*Sent:* Thursday, January 16, 2025 6:46 AM
*To:* nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
*Subject:* [Nfbnet-members-list] Time-Sensitive Legislative Alert - January
16, 2025



Dear Federation Family,



On December 4, 2024, the US Department of Labor released a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the phaseout of Section 14(c) of the
Fair Labor Standards Act. The National Federation of the Blind fully
supports this NPRM and submitted comments
<https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/policy-statements/comments-regarding-department-labors-proposed-rule>
on Wednesday, January 15.



The NPRM has received thousands of individual comments from those in favor
of keeping subminimum wages for people with disabilities. We apologize that
we did not anticipate such a substantial response from these individuals
who support subminimum wages. As a result, we have an urgent request for
our members to submit comments by the deadline of 11:59 p.m. on Friday,
January 17.



All comments are helpful even if the comment is, "I believe people with
disabilities should be paid at least the minimum wage, and 14(c)
certificates should be phased out.” All public comments should be submitted
using the online form found at
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/04/2024-27880/employment-of-workers-with-disabilities-under-section-14c-of-the-fair-labor-standards-act#open-comment.




The page contains a place for you to type in your comment, and then you
will need to select that you are an individual, which will bring up fields
for you to type in your first and last name. You will then need to check a
box acknowledging you are aware any information you provide will be
publicly available on regulations.gov before clicking “submit.”



Again, we apologize for the last-minute notice. Thank you for all your hard
advocacy on this matter.



Justin T. Young, Ed.D

Government Affairs Specialist, National Federation of the Blind

200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

410-659-9314, extension 2210 | jyoung at nfb.org





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-- 
SHANNON L. DILLON
Legislative Coordinator and
President of the California Association of Guide Dog Users,
A Division of the National Federation of the Blind of California

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