- Employment
National Council on Disability Releases Reports Under Contract with NDRN
October 31, 2019
NDRN has developed three reports published by NCD, with a fourth expected to be published in 2020.
Publication - Employment
House Passes Increase to the Minimum Wage, Ends Subminimum Wage for People with Disabilities
July 18, 2019
Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Raise the Wage Act, which would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour and phase out section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, a provision that permits employers to pay some people with disabilities even less…
Press Release - Employment
NDRN Joins Coalition to Advance Competitive Integrated Employment
May 21, 2019
On May 21, 2019, NDRN joined with over 20 national organizations to launch a coalition website, titled Coalition to Advance Competitive Integrated Employment. The coalition garners the expertise of the national organizations to bring a focus to the importance of people with disabilities working alongside their peers without disabilities…
Statement - Education
NDRN Supports the Transformation to Competitive Employment Act
May 1, 2019
The Transformation to Competitive Employment Act (H.R. 873 / S. 260) is designed to strengthen and enhance the disability employment service delivery systems throughout the states while the subminimum wages that are currently allowed under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act are phased out over a six-year…
Letter - ADA & Civil Rights
NDRN Joins Amicus Involving Reassignment to a Vacant Position under the ADA
April 19, 2019
NDRN joined the Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia P&As in an amicus brief authored in an ADA employment case.
Amicus Brief