Despite decades of progress for disability employment protections and civil rights, it is still legal to pay people with disabilities less than minimum wage. When someone is paid less than minimum wage, it is called subminimum wage. Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act has allowed employers to pay disabled workers subminimum wage for close to 90 years. Recent data has shown that disabled employees working under a 14(c) certificate earned an average of $3.34 per hour. Many workers make even less than this.   

On March 14th at 1:00PM Eastern Time, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), and the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) are hosting a webinar to talk about why we need policy change to end this harmful practice. We will also talk about the actions you can take to support this important policy change. 

Register here for the webinar! If you need any accommodations, please contact NCIL’s Director of Advocacy and Public Policy Jessica Podesva at [email protected]. ASL and CART will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Washington, DC 20035

 

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