Kansas legislators may expand a tax credit for vendors employing disabled workers and paying them minimum wage, but it has a carveout allowing them to pay some workers less.
the bill would enable more vendors to participate, boosting job and vocational training opportunities for disabled people.
Neil Romano, a member of the National Council on Disability, agreed, adding,"It is very much against the flow of history." CEO Colleen Himmelberg said Cottonwood helps workers who need one-on-one support that other employers won't provide. Andy Traub, a Kansas City-area human resources consultant who works with The Golden Scoop and much larger businesses, said there might be a limited place for sheltered workshops, but"not as a default setting." Groups serving the disabled ought to be required to help them try"competitive" jobs first, he said.
They cite the mid-February meeting of a Kansas legislative committee that highlighted the tax credit proposal's provisions. The chair of the committee handling the bill, state Rep. Sean Tarwater, a Kansas City-area Republican, defended programs paying below the minimum wage. Connecticut state Rep. Jane Garibay, a Hartford-area Democrat, said being paid fairly is"part of being valued as a human being." She lives with an adult niece with Down syndrome and is sponsoringthat would require Connecticut employers to pay workers with intellectual disabilities the state minimum wage — $15 an hour — if they can do a job.
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