BrikoX to United States | News & [email protected]English • 1 month agoCompanies can pay disabled people below minimum wage. The Biden admin wants to change that.www.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: disability[email protected]
arrow-up179arrow-down1external-linkCompanies can pay disabled people below minimum wage. The Biden admin wants to change that.www.motherjones.comBrikoX to United States | News & [email protected]English • 1 month agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: disability[email protected]
A proposal from the Department of Labor recommends the end of certificates that allow a subminimum wage for disabled people.
minus-square@Ensign_CrablinkEnglish2•1 month ago And that’s only what the statutory minimum wage is currently. If the minimum wage had kept up with inflation, it would be $25/hr by now. About a third of Americans make less than that. Centrists consider that a win.
Centrists consider that a win.