How Repealing Part of a 1938 Law Could Affect Jobs and the Future Health of People with Disabilities

15 Nov 2024

People with disabilities can be paid less than the federal minimum wage—sometimes as little as 25 cents an hour—under Section 14(c), part of a Depression-era law. The Biden administration and a bipartisan Congressional group, including U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-PA, are working to end this controversial practice, including through legislation, but effects on workers’ employment […]

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Christine Weeks

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