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FYI ------ Forwarded Message From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 12:40:45 -0500 To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Conversation: REFERENCE POINTS: Two New Guides for the New Minimum Wage Subject: REFERENCE POINTS: Two New Guides for the New Minimum Wage REFERENCE POINTS is an activity of TATRA, a project of PACER Center REFERENCE POINTS: Two New Guides for the New Minimum Wage On May 24 Congress passed a federal minimum wage rate increase, which will raise the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 in three stages over two years. This rise is the first for the national minimum wage in this decade, the last having occurred in 1997. Given that many individuals with significant disabilities earn wages at or near the minimum wage, they are likely to be impacted by these changes. While the increase provides a wonderful opportunity for many individuals, questions may arise. Two new publications from the Institute for Community Inclusion review how the minimum wage increase is relevant and provide guidance for both people with disabilities and service providers. These fact sheets will assist service providers and people with disabilities through the minimum wage change and its affect on benefits and other issues. "An Aid for Disability Service Providers" can be found at http://www.communityinclusion.org/article.php?article_id=203 . "What it Means for People w! ith Disabilities" can be found at http://www.communityinclusion.org/article.php?article_id=204 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * REFERENCE POINTS, transition updates from the TATRA Project, features resources and information to help parent organizations, advocates and professionals better serve adolescents and young adults with disabilities, and their families. Administered by the TATRA Project at PACER Center www.pacer.org, REFERENCE POINTS was launched with the initial support from the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition www.ncset.org. TATRA is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration To SUBSCRIBE to REFERENCE POINTS go to http://www.pacer.org/tatra/list/signup.asp To UNSUBSCRIBE, please go directly to http://www.pacer.org/tatra/list/maildel.asp Readers are invited to send information about new resources on secondary education, transition and vocational rehabilitation topics to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: There are no copyright restrictions on this document. However, please credit the source and support of federal funds when copying all or part of this material. ------ End of Forwarded Message
