ACCSES Matters — January 10, 2023
DOL
National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2022 — “Disability: Part of the Equity Equation”
ACCSES Matters — September 2, 2022
Federal Disability Employment Program Bans Subminimum Wage
Department of Labor Offers New Resources: Rehabilitation Act Section 511 and FLSA Section 14(c)
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is offering a webinar in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Education for employers, workers, families, and advocates interested in understanding the application of Rehabilitation Act Section 511 and the protections it offers workers employed under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
- You can join the free Section 511/Section 14(c) webinar, Understanding Resources and Information Requirements for Workers Under 14(c), on July 20, 2022, from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT.
WHD also recently published a new Field Assistance Bulletin, and this week published three fact sheets providing new guidance and clarification on these critical protections:
- Fact Sheet #39H: Limitations on the Payment of Subminimum Wages under Rehabilitation Act Section 511;
- Fact Sheet 39H(a): Pre-Employment Requirements for Youth with Disabilities under Rehabilitation Act Section 511; and
- Fact Sheet 39H(b): Limitations on the Payment of Subminimum Wages for All Employees under Rehabilitation Act Section 511.
WHD is committed to protecting workers with disabilities — see their recently published blog, along with the Office of Disability Employment Policy, on Protecting the Rights of Workers with Disabilities and Advancing Competitive Integrated Employment. Additional information on Section 14(c) and Section 511 can be found on the DOL website.
Labor Department Cracks Down On Subminimum Wage For People With Disabilities
ACCSES Update — February 18, 2022
ACCSES Update — December 20, 2021
ACCSES Update — November 22
DOL Announces Final Rule to Increase Minimum Wage for Workers on Federal Contracts
Affects most new contracts, renewals, extensions of existing contracts
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a final rule that implements Executive Order 14026 to increase the hourly minimum wage for employees on federal contracts beginning Jan. 30, 2022. President Biden signed the order on April 27, 2021.
The rule applies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and specified U.S. territories, and does the following:
- Increases the hourly minimum wage for workers performing work on or in connection with covered federal contracts to $15 beginning Jan. 30, 2022.
- Continues to index the federal contract minimum wage in future years to inflation.
- Eliminates the tipped minimum wage for federal contract employees by 2024.
- Ensures a $15 minimum wage for workers with disabilities performing work on or in connection with covered contracts.
- Restores minimum wage protections to outfitters and guides operating on federal lands.
“The workers helped by Executive Order 14026 and today’s final rule do essential work on our nation’s behalf. They build and repair the federal infrastructure, clean and maintain our national parks, monuments, and other federal facilities, care for our veterans, and ensure federal workers and military service members are provided with safe and nutritious food,” said U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh. “Implementing this Executive Order improves the economic security of these workers and their families, many of whom are women and people of color.”
Executive Order 14026 applies to new contracts and renewals and extensions of existing contracts beginning Jan. 30, 2022.
“In addition to promoting efficiency in federal contracting, the implementation of Executive Order 14026 has other benefits,” said Wage and Hour Division Acting Administrator Jessica Looman. “The final rule adds value for taxpayers by boosting worker productivity and reducing employee turnover and absenteeism. It also allows federal contractors to retain top talent, and reduce recruiting and training costs.”
Learn more about protections for federal contractors or more about the Wage and Hour Division. You may also call toll free at 866-4US-WAGE to speak directly and confidentially to a trained Wage and Hour Division professional. The division protects workers regardless of immigration status, and can communicate with workers in more than 200 languages.
