As originally released by the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Democrats
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (D-WA), Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, along with Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chair of the Senate Committte on Aging, and Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), announced that they will reintroduce the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act. This bipartisan legislation would provide states and employers with the resources to transition workers with disabilities into fully integrated and competitive jobs, which includes earning at least the minimum wage alongside individuals without disabilities, while phasing out the subminimum wage for individuals with disabilities.
Under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, employers can apply for special certificates from the Department of Labor (DOL) to pay individuals with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage. Under these certificates, there is no minimum floor for the hourly wage that an employer can pay an individual.
Today’s announcement follows the release of a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, requested by Ranking Member Scott and Senator Casey, on the 14(c) program.
GAO noted that—thanks,...
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