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Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Introduce Bill to End Subminimum Wages for Workers with Disabilities WASHINGTON – Today, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, Representative Pete Sessions (R-TX-17), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) introduced the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act. This is a bipartisan, bicameral proposal, which would phase out the use of subminimum wages for workers with disabilities and help transition them into fully integrated, competitive employment. Under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, workers with disabilities can legally be paid far below the federal minimum wage, sometimes less than $1 an hour. This bill ends that practice over five years, invests $300 million in state and local transition efforts, and ensures all workers with disabilities can earn fair wages and work alongside their peers. Currently, nearly 40,000 people with disabilities are still employed under this policy. This legislation ensures they are no longer left behind in our workforce and brings federal labor law into alignment with the goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act. “It is long past time for Congress to phase out the subminimum wage for workers with disabilities and expand access to fulfilling employment and economic self-sufficiency. By fostering collaboration between employers and services providers, this bipartisan legislation makes clear that it is not only possible, but beneficial, to invest in fully integrated and competitive jobs for people with disabilities. We must take this next step to ensure that every worker can succeed in the workplace and earn a fair wage,” said Ranking Member Scott.

News: A bill to end subminimum wage for disabled workers federally was just re-introduced in the House. This comes after the federal government withdrew a potential rule to end it federally.

all South Park did was call Trump a fat guy with a small penis...why are people fawning over it...

Indoor air monitoring goes to school Across the US, schools have begun measuring air quality en masse. Researchers are helping interpret the data

Repeated illness with significant risk of disability is not inevitable.

We get amazing protection from high-quality masks (e.g., n95, p100). Give/get mask mutual aid here: maskbloc.org

We can also clean the air! In schools, models of filtering show a 50% reduction in risk of illness.

A new book asks, “Who had the audacity to prevent the death and disability of children?”

Here’s an accessibly-written review of the science and the grim reality that the danger to kids is repeated exposure to COVID, not school closures.

5.8 million kids with long COVID in the US. So far.

*screams*

The detailed information of the recalled product is listed below: Recalled Drug: TESTOSTERONE 25MG(1%) NDC Number: 64380015102 Lot Number: 5501127A, 5501236A, 5501341A, 5501406A, 5501408A, 5501516A, 5501568A, 5501829A, 5502000A, 5502004A, 5502005A, 5502092A, 5502217A and 5502262A Expiration Date: Apr-25, Jun-25, Jul-25, Aug-25, Sep-25, Oct-25, Mar-26, Jul-26, Aug-26, Oct-26, Dec-26 and Jan-27

The detailed information of the recalled product is listed below: Recalled Drug: TESTOSTERONE 50 MG (1%) NDC Number: 64380015202 Lot Number: 5501103A, 5501237A, 5501238A, 5501278A, 5501280A, 5501342A, 5501372A, 5501496A, 5501499A, 5501580A, 5501582A, 5501653A, 5501656A, 5501770A, 5501842A, 5501868A, 5501882A, 5501957A, 5502001A, 5502033A, 5502112A, 5502115A, 5502180A and 5502181A Expiration Date: Mar-25, Apr-25, May-25, Jun-25, Jul-25, Aug-25, Sep-25, Oct-25, Dec-25, Jan-26, Feb-26, Apr-26, May-26, Jul-26, Aug-26, Oct-26 and Nov-26.

If you get testosterone gel from Strides Pharma Inc, check your lot numbers, benzene was found in it so it's gotten recalled
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Kennedy Sought to Stop Covid Vaccinations 6 Months After Rollout Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the F.D.A. to revoke authorization of the shots at a time when they were in high demand and considered life-saving.

RFK Jr can say whatever he wants to make it seem like he cares about Covid. But he literally tried to stop Americans from having access to Covid-19 vaccines.
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Today is the last day to leave comments in support of removing 14(c), the rule/program that allows companies to pay disabled workers sub-minimum wages. You can even leave your comment anonymously!

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The departmental cuts, and the LAFD chief’s numerous complaints about them, are well-documented in public records, everyone was right to report on that story, and yet Aaron & his ilk have been happy to run interference for Bass’s administration and muddy the waters

Just want to point out that @lacontroller.bsky.social, the city’s actual accountant, confirmed in a Twitter thread today that Bass did indeed cut fire department funding

One small thing you can do when responding to concerns like these from a friend or family member is be explicit with them that their information sources misled them intentionally—that they’re untrustworthy and their efforts to mislead people are contemptible.

Told y'all, 2025 is for FIGHTING.

Democrats are going to let Republicans put us away and camps, I mean psychiatric wards.

Again: Y'all have to know that that is the end game of all the "mentally ill" discourse.

This is just devastating

Y’all Altadena was one of the few areas African-Americans could buy in during the redlining era

Whole neighborhoods of black equity and wealth gone

Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory

URGENT: Here’s a list of campaigns to support Black families displaced by the LA fires. Bit.ly/rebuildAD

h/t: @ykreborn.bsky.social

I’m at the mask pop-up
I'm at the Taco Bell
I'm at the combination mask pop-up and Taco Bell

LA’s Wildfires Threaten Almost 40 Prisons and Jails. Here’s How They’re Responding. The Appeal contacted 38 facilities that may have air quality issues, possible evacuations, and power outages amid the LA fires.

It's been scary watching these fires unfold. I can't imagine how much scarier it is for people whose loved ones are incarcerated in Los Angeles and can't evacuate. We put together some info here on what's going on at different facilities across LA: theappeal.org/los-angeles-...

Tens of thousands are dying on the disability wait list Voters are asking questions—and the Harris campaign needs a plan.

From October 2022 through September 2023, 30,000 people died while waiting for federal disability determinations, as I wrote in this @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This is bad in general, but extra when you consider people are becoming disabled at higher rates due to Long Covid.

Able-bodied by these politicians' definition also rings as including disabled/chronically ill people who don't qualify or haven't qualified yet for SSI/SSDI (a lot of people are rejected the first time they apply).

yes! when people act like she was magic, they stop at the "wow." the gift her genius has given us is a path, a vision of what we can do.

Because what good is knowing it's gonna rain if you never pack an umbrella?

Calling her “Nostradamus” erases her scholarship, her identity, and her intent.

So many of yall would rather see her as some nebulous magical being who could see the future instead of what she really was…a Black woman with her eyes wide open.

Octavia Butler couldn’t see the future. She saw what was happening in front of her and, in addition to studying the past, was able to imagine where it would lead. It’s important to tell the truth about her because mythologizing her is a disservice to her legacy.

And, also. . . I think if we stop at "she predicted this!" we miss the real value in her work. . .

which is that she helped us imagine how we could thrive in it.

Eaton Fire Devastates Historic Altadena, Displacing Black Families and Destroying Legacies While celebrity losses grab headlines, the Eaton Fire has destroyed nearly 1,000 structures in Altadena, displacing Black families who’ve shaped the community for generations. Here's a brief history o...

"The Eaton Fire hit near the center of this historic Black community, shattering homes and businesses that are more than financial investments but also cultural heritage."
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