qualified organization employing the severely disabled
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term "qualified organization employing the severely disabled" means a business entity operated on a for-profit or nonprofit basis that—
(A) uses rehabilitative engineering to provide employment opportunities for severely disabled individuals and integrates severely disabled individuals into its workforce;
(B) employs severely disabled individuals at a rate that averages not less than 20 percent of its total workforce;
(C) employs each severely disabled individual in its workforce generally on the basis of 40 hours per week; and
(D) pays not less than the minimum wage prescribed pursuant to section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act 3 (29 U.S.C. 206) to those employees who are severely disabled individuals.
Source
- 2022–202310 U.S.C. § 4902Armed Forces · Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Program · in this section
The term "qualified organization employing the severely disabled" means a business entity operated on a for-profit or nonprofit basis that—
(A) uses rehabilitative engineering to provide employment opportunities for severely disabled individuals and integrates severely disabled individuals into its workforce;
(B) employs severely disabled individuals at a rate that averages not less than 20 percent of its total workforce;
(C) employs each severely disabled individual in its workforce generally on the basis of 40 hours per week; and
(D) pays not less than the minimum wage prescribed pursuant to section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act 4 (29 U.S.C. 206) to those employees who are severely disabled individuals.
Source
- 2023–202410 U.S.C. § 4902Armed Forces · Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Program · in this section
The term “qualified organization employing the severely disabled” means a business entity operated on a for-profit or nonprofit basis that—
(A) uses rehabilitative engineering to provide employment opportunities for severely disabled individuals and integrates severely disabled individuals into its workforce;
(B) employs severely disabled individuals at a rate that averages not less than 20 percent of its total workforce;
(C) employs each severely disabled individual in its workforce generally on the basis of 40 hours per week; and
(D) pays not less than the minimum wage prescribed pursuant to section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) to those employees who are severely disabled individuals.
Source
- 2024–present10 U.S.C. § 4902Armed Forces · Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Program · in this section