The transition from school to work for students with disabilities will undergo sweeping changes under a bill President Barack Obama signed into law Tuesday. The measure known as the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act significantly limits placements at sheltered workshops and other work environments where people with disabilities earn less than minimum wage.
Under the new law, individuals with disabilities age 24 and younger will no longer be allowed to work for less than the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour unless they first receive pre-employment transition services at school and try vocational rehabilitation services. Read More.
Obama Signs Law Limiting Sheltered Workshop Eligibility
July 25, 2014 by
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