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Some groups that pay disabled workers below minimum wage not complying with the law
http://publicsource.org/investigations/some-groups-that-pay-disabled-workers-below-minimum-wage-not-complying-with-lawThe U.S. Department of Labor has ordered Pennsylvania organizations to pay $118,000 in back wages to workers with disabilities since 2011, according to records PublicSource obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
At the heart of these investigations are people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, many of whom cannot advocate for themselves.
The workers already were earning far below minimum wage because the employers have a special license to pay people with disabilities less....
Over nearly four years, the labor department has conducted only 29 investigations in the state, primarily of nonprofits that were granted a federal license to pay ‘special minimum wages’ to workers whose productivity is affected by a disability.
At the heart of these investigations are people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, many of whom cannot advocate for themselves.
The workers already were earning far below minimum wage because the employers have a special license to pay people with disabilities less....
Over nearly four years, the labor department has conducted only 29 investigations in the state, primarily of nonprofits that were granted a federal license to pay ‘special minimum wages’ to workers whose productivity is affected by a disability.
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