January 17, 2025 | Testimony/Comments | Nat Baldino

CLASP Comments on: Employment of Workers with Disabilities under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act

The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) strongly supports the Department of Labor’s proposed rule to phase out Section 14(c) certificates under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which currently allow employers to pay disabled workers subminimum wages. This practice perpetuates occupational segregation, economic…

November 7, 2023 | Testimony/Comments | Sapna Mehta

Public Comment on Department of Labor’s Proposed Rule “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees”

The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) strongly supports the Department of Labor’s proposal to update the salary threshold for overtime protections, seeing it as a crucial step to align with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the protection of workers’ time. CLASP,…

September 21, 2018 | Testimony/Comments | Tanya L. Goldman

Testimony for the D.C. Council’s Hearing on Initiative 77

Tanya L. Goldman and Pronita Gupta submitted comments to the DC Council Committee strongly opposing Bill 22-913, inaptly named the “Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act of 2018.”