H.R. 3866--not-for-profit Sheltered Workshops: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on SBA and SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise, and General Small Business Problems of the Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, Second Session, June 3, 1986U.S. Government Printing Office, 1987 - 201 pages |
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98th Congress affirmative action amended awarded bid on small bill BIWC Blackfeet Indian Reservation Blackfeet Indian Writing Blackfeet Tribal blind and handicapped blind persons blind workers business set-aside program central nonprofit agencies certificate Chairman Citation and Notification Committee for Purchase Complainant Compliance Congress Council of Workshops CPBOSH Department of Labor DeWayne Robertson Director employ employees employment opportunities EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION Executive Order 11246 Fair Labor Standards Federal contracts handicapped individuals handicapped workers IFTB impact Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act JWOD Act JWOD program Labor Standards Act legislation Louisiana Association million Milwaukee minimum wage MITCHELL National Industries NISH Notifications of Penalty OFCCP Office percent Peterson Procurement List production rehabilitation facilities required by 41 responsibility severe disabilities severely handicapped sheltered workshops Small Business Act Small Business Administration small business set-aside subcontract testimony tion U.S. Department upward mobility violations Wagner-O'Day Act
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Page 184 - approved commodity" and "approved service" mean a commodity and a service, respectively, that has been determined by the Committee for Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped under section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-ODay Act (41 USC 47) to be suitable for procurement by the Federal Government.
Page 56 - Services of the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped. The Committee is the successor to the Committee on Purchases of Blind-Made Products, which was established by the Wagner-O'Day Act of 1938. Its mission is best described by its overriding objective, to increase the employment opportunities for the blind and other severely handicapped individuals and, whenever possible, to prepare them to engage in normal competitive employment.
Page 117 - Federal contractors with contracts in excess of $2,500 to take affirmative action measures to employ and promote qualified disabled workers.
Page 50 - The Chairman was directed to transmit a copy to the Speaker of the House. I. INTRODUCTION...
Page 73 - The contractor shall provide in its affirmative action program, and shall adhere to, a schedule for the review of all physical or mental job qualification requirements...
Page 154 - USC 1787, (b) Proper consideration of qualifications. Contractors shall review their personnel processes to determine whether their present procedures assure careful, thorough and systematic consideration of the job qualifications of known...
Page 154 - ... that all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin...
Page 155 - ... (2) Whenever a contractor applies physical or mental job qualification requirements in the selection of applicants or employees for employment or other change in employment status such as promotion, demotion or training, to the extent that qualification requirements tend to screen out qualified handicapped...
Page 129 - ... which represents a significant step forward for that individual ; and WHEREAS, The General Council of Workshops for the Blind believes that upward mobility may be demonstrated in several ways: 1— The movement of a blind person from work evaluation, prevocational training, or on—the—job training to a position in outside competitive employment or as a worker receiving an employment service in the workshop. 2— The placement of a blind person receiving an employment service in the regular...
Page 56 - Committee assists the President in carrying out the policy of comparability in pay between major Federal statutory pay systems and private enterprise. The Committee reviews the annual report of the President's pay agent and considers the recommendations of representatives of Federal employees and other officials of the Federal Government The Committee then prepares for the President an independent report with its findings and recommendations.