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Category Archives: Employment
We Did It
Hi folks, Two weeks ago, they said it couldn’t be done. They said including disabled workers now being paid less than minimum wage in the executive order President Obama had just announced guaranteeing a $10.10/hour minimum wage for federal contract workers was just not possible. Today, I’m standing in...
Posted in Disability Rights and Neurodiversity, Employment, Action, Blog
Tagged subminimum wage
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NDLA Letter on 14(c) and $10.10 Executive Order
Dear President Obama and Secretary Perez: On behalf of the National Disability Leadership Alliance (NDLA), we write to applaud your recent focus on economic opportunity for all Americans. We also wish to strongly urge you to ensure that workers with disabilities now making less than minimum wage under Section...
Posted in Disability Rights and Neurodiversity, Employment, News
Tagged subminimum wage, 14(c), NDLA
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ASAN Legal Analysis Memo on President’s Authority to Prohibit Subminimum Wage for Employees of Federal Contractors
This week, President Obama announced in his State of the Union address a forthcoming executive order requiring that all employees of federal contractors make at least $10.10/hour. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network applauds the President’s commitment to a living wage for low-income workers, yet is profoundly concerned by reports...
Posted in Employment, News
Tagged policy, subminimum wage
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