The Administration of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act: Hearings Before a Subcommittee on [i.e. Of] the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, First Session, May 17 and 18, 1983U.S. Government Printing Office, 1983 - 762 pages |
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Page 96 - There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance ; that imitation is suicide ; that he must take himself for better, for worse, as his portion ; that though the wide universe is full of good, no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till.
Page 508 - Administrator shall prescribe, and (2) the employment of individuals whose earning capacity is impaired by age or physical or mental deficiency or injury...
Page 544 - ... which provide, among other things, that during the first year of operation of the Act a minimum wage of 25 cents per hour shall be paid to employees "engaged in [interstate] commerce or the production of goods for [interstate] commerce...
Page 220 - ... whose earning or productive capacity is impaired by age or physical or mental deficiency or injury...
Page 315 - ... promote and expand employment opportunities in the public and private sectors for handicapped individuals and to place such individuals in employment...
Page 192 - The Administrator, to the extent necessary in order to prevent curtailment of opportunities for employment, shall by regulations or by orders provide for...
Page 545 - Act but not less than 50 per centum of such wage and which are commensurate with those paid nonhandicapped workers in industry in the vicinity for essentially the same type, quality, and quantity of work.
Page 660 - ... the records available. The Committee will remit the excess paid by the individual or bill the individual for an additional amount according to variations between the final fee charged and the amount prepaid. § 51-8.304-4 Form of payment. Payment shall be by check or money order payable to the Committee for Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped and shall be addressed to the Executive Director. § 51-8.304-5 Reproduction fee schedule. (a) The fee for reproducing a copy of a record...
Page 480 - Administrator" means the Administrator of Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions, United States Department of Labor. (b) "Sheltered workshop" or "workshop" means a charitable organization or institution conducted not for profit, but for the purpose of carrying out a recognized program of rehabilitation for...
Page 225 - Some of these small agencies issue a very limited number of regulations (for example, the Committee for Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped and the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation). Others, such as the Small Business Administration and the Community Services Administration, issue more regulations that affect large numbers of individuals and groups. Some small agencies issue primarily administrative requirements (American Battle...