Adult Programs

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Subminimum Wages

About Subminimum Wages

Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) authorizes employers to pay subminimum wages to workers with disabilities that impair their productivity for the work they perform. Only employers who hold a 14 (c) Certificate may pay subminimum wages. The U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division requires that all workers who are paid subminimum wages, regardless of their age, receive regular career counseling and information about self-advocacy, self-determination and peer mentoring training opportunities in their local area.

The 14(c) employers coordinate with specially trained Career Counseling Information and Referral Services (CCIR) providers to ensure that participants receive the required services. VR provides the funding for the courses.

The 14(c) employers are responsible for ensuring that subminimum wage participants:

Register and participate in the required training
Take required training: every six months during the first year of employment and annually, thereafter.
Coordinate with CCIR providers to schedule the courses in order to meet the required timeframes.
Employers must maintain a copy of the following documents.
- Copy of all rosters verifying participation
- Copy of certificate of completion of course
These documents must be available for a Department of Labor audit per federal regulations.

Providers by Area

Statewide

Alpha Enrichment Agency, Inc.
Contact: Pamela C Allen
850-679-4667
aea_inc01@yahoo.com

Bailes Consulting Services
Contact: Jennifer Fretz-Smith
561-346-3676
jfretzsmith@bailesconsulting.org

EmployU, Inc.
Contact: Keith Bourkney
407-782-1199
kbourkney@employu.org

Health and Life Educational Enterprises, Inc.
Contact: Terri Rose
561-507-7028
haleestea@gmail.com

Lighthouse Deliverance Outreach Ministries
Contact: Mary V Moore
407-437-9600
mvmoore328@aol.com

Mega Social Enterprise Inc.
Contact: Lydia Bogans
352-577-9731
info@megasocialenterprise.com

The ARC of Florida Serving: Statewide
Contact: Alan Abramowitz
850-241-3232
alan@arcflorida.org

Area 1

Area 2

Citrus Levy Marion Regional Workforce Development Board, Inc.
Serving Citrus, Levy and Marion Counties
Contact: Steven Litzinger
352-873-7991
slitzinger@careersourceclm.com

The Grow Group
Contact: Devin O’Connor
813-402-4018
admin@thegrowgroup.org