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Employment of Workers With Disabilities Under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act

The Wage and Hour Division published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on December 4, 2024. Comments closed on January 17, 2025.

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What the agency says

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA or Act) authorizes the Secretary of Labor to issue certificates allowing employers to pay productivity-based subminimum wages to workers with disabilities, but only where such certificates are necessary to prevent the curtailment of opportunities for employment. Employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities have vastly expanded in recent decades, in part due to significant legal and policy developments. Based on that evidence, the Department has tentatively concluded that subminimum wages are no longer necessary to prevent the curtailment of employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities and thus proposes to phase out the issuance of section 14(c) certificates.

Key facts

Document number: 2024-27880
Type: Proposed rule
Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking
Agency: Labor Department; Wage and Hour Division
Published: December 4, 2024
Comments due: January 17, 2025
Dates: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on or before January 17, 2025.
Regulation ID (RIN): 1235-AA14
Code of Federal Regulations: 29 CFR 525
Topics: Administrative practice and procedure; Equal employment opportunity; Individuals with disabilities; Minimum wages; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Vocational rehabilitation; Wages
Pages: 46

The document on federalregister.gov PDF

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