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What is subminimum wage? The federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 allows employers to pay a subminimum (less than minimum) wage to individuals with disabilities.
Employers who wish to pay less than minimum wage must acquire a certificate from the U.S. Department of Labor. [17] The terms "sheltered workshop" and "work center," are used by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor to refer to entities that are authorized to employ workers with disabilities at sub-minimum wages. [18]
As of November 1, more than 37,000 workers in 37 states were paid subminimum wages by 710 certificate holders, according to government data. Another 35 employers had their certificate renewals ...
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday that it has plans to phase out certificates that allow employers to give disabled workers subminimum wages. Under the current rule, certain employers ...
TennCare is the state Medicaid program in the U.S. state of Tennessee. TennCare was established in 1994 under a federal waiver that authorized deviations from the standard Medicaid rules. It was the first state Medicaid program to enroll all Medicaid recipients in managed care . [ 1 ]
The federal minimum wage applies in states with no state minimum wage or a minimum wage lower than the federal rate (column titled "No state MW or state MW is lower than $7.25."). Some of the state rates below are higher than the rate on the main table above. That is because the main table does not use the rate for cities or regions.
Another huge one: a nearly 90-year-old federal law from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that allows employers to pay Disabled people less than the minimum wage, sometimes just cents on the dollar.
The United States federal government requires a wage of at least $2.13 per hour be paid to employees who receive at least $30 per month in tips. [4] If wages and tips do not equal the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour during any week, the employer is required to increase cash wages to compensate. [5]