Employment of Persons with Handicaps Under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act : Summary of the Special Procurement Program and Current Issues.

Examines the Federal program under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act to authorize Government procurement of commodities and services from nonprofit sheltered workshops that employ handicapped persons. Includes examination of policy of payment of subminimum wage to workers and allegations of handicapp...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1988.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Discrimination in employment. Public contracts. People with disabilities. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Examines the Federal program under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act to authorize Government procurement of commodities and services from nonprofit sheltered workshops that employ handicapped persons. Includes examination of policy of payment of subminimum wage to workers and allegations of handicapped workers being overlooked for promotions.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.