Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act

Washington, D.C.  (October 4, 2011): Congressman Cliff  Stearns (R-FL) and Congressman Tim Bishop (D-NY) today  introduced the Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2011 (H.R.  3086).  The bill would phase out Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards  Act (FLSA), which allows employers holding special wage certificates to pay  their workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage.