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Employers of workers with disabilities who receive special minimum wages
on an hourly basis must periodically evaluate the on-the-job
productivity—in terms of quantity of production and quality of
production—of each worker with a disability.
Both the minimum acceptable standards for quantity—how much work
must be done within a predetermined time period—and quality—how well
the work must be performed—must be fully described before the standard is
set. The following are two of the more common methods that employers can use to
ensure that they take both quantity and quality of work into consideration when
computing hourly commensurate wages:
- Rework. Rework is
perhaps the simplest method of evaluating the performance of workers from both
a quality and quantity standpoint. It requires that both the standard setter
(the worker who does not have a disability) and the worker with the disability
be individually timed performing the identical work until each has met the
minimum acceptable levels of quantity and quality.
- 90/10 Rating.
Although not required by the regulations, one method of measuring quality that
the Wage and Hour Division has accepted when determining an hourly commensurate
rate is a technique known as the 90/10 rating. Various forms have been created
by employers and interested parties that assist them in performing the 90/10
Rating. Although the Wage and Hour Division has not officially reviewed and
approved any of these forms, it accepts their use when properly completed.
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