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Companies can pay disabled people below minimum wage. The Biden admin wants to change that. (www.motherjones.com)

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A proposal from the Department of Labor recommends the end of certificates that allow a subminimum wage for disabled people.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (8 children)

those with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Would these people get hired at all if they have to be paid minimum wage? I figure that they have the option of applying for jobs normally rather than through these programs, so they would already be doing so if they could get hired that way.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

There are more jobs than people, according to the government every month before retraction. So yes, yes they would, if companies are accurately reporting the lack of applicants.

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