CPR Supports Bill Introduced to Promote Competitive Integrated Employment

January 29, 2019

The Transformation to Competitive Employment Bill was introduced in the House (H.R. 873) and Senate (S. 260) on January 29th, 2019. If passed this bill will phase out subminimum wage for individuals with disabilities and provide additional funding to expand competitive integrated employment.

This bill represents a thoughtful approach to ending the outdated and unfair payment of workers with disabilities who receive subminimum wages under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938. The bill not only phases out Section 14(c), but importantly includes funding to help states and providers transform business models to support individuals with disabilities to transition to competitive integrated employment and tracks outcomes over the six year phase out period.

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