Supplementary Document List of Changes

INTERNAL/DELIBERATIVE/CONFIDENTIAL

1235-0001 List of changes

Supplementary Document List of Changes

Form WH-226

• Page 1 instructions, modify statement “Please submit one copy of the completed form…” with “Only renewing applicants may submit a copy of the completed form …”.

• Page 1, item 2(b), remove current check boxes and only include “Only employer’s seeking renewal of their certificate may apply. List the employer’s most recently held certificate number:”

• Page 1, remove USDOL USE ONLY box.

• Page 6, remove “Initial Applicants” section in its entirety

• Page 6, item 2(b) instructions, replace with “Renewing employers must provide their most recently held certificate number.”

Form WH-226A

• Page 1 instructions, delete beginning phrase, “For all applicants”

• Page 3, remove “Initial Applicants” section in its entirety

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Instructions for Form WH-226: The Payment of Special Minimum Wages to Workers with Disabilities Under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov)

• Below first instruction paragraph, insert the following paragraph:

The Department has determined that the issuance of section 14(c) certificates are no longer necessary to prevent curtailment of employment opportunities. As such, the Department is no longer accepting applications for a section 14(c) certificate from initial applicants—employers who are not already operating with a valid certificate. Renewal applications are being accepted throughout the 3-year phaseout period ending on [DATE]. See [LINK] for additional information.

• In instruction sentence for WH-226, change “…who wish to obtain authority to pay…” to “who wish to renew their authority to pay…”

• In instruction sentence for WH-226A, delete “(or will be)”

• In instruction paragraph “Certificate Renewal Process”:

  • Replace first sentence with “During the certificate phaseout period, only renewing employers can submit an application using the online application system or paper forms.”

  • Begin the third sentence with the phrase “During the phaseout period,”

  • Add to the end of the last sentence, “, or until the end of the phaseout period, whichever comes first.”

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