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The Labor Department found in July about 700 employers held certificates to pay about 38,000 workers less than the minimum wage. ... paid 25 cents per hour or less. “Special minimum wages ...
Department of Labor poster notifying employees of rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 29 U.S.C. § 203 [1] (FLSA) is a United States labor law that creates the right to a minimum wage, and "time-and-a-half" overtime pay when people work over forty hours a week.
In the United States workers generally must be paid no less than the statutory minimum wage.As of July 2009, the federal government mandates a nationwide minimum wage level of $7.25 per hour, while some states and municipalities have set minimum wage levels higher than the federal level, with the highest state minimum wage being $9.47 per hour in Washington as of January 1, 2015. [5]
Section 14(c) provides the employers with a method of paying their disabled employees less than applicable federal minimum wage. The Secretary of Labor issues certificates that align wages with the employee's productivity. As of 2012 there are 420,000 §14(c) employees being paid less than the minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. [93]
Now, the push to pay individuals with a disability at least minimum wage is a civil rights issue, said Jan Dougherty, co-president of the Ohio Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE).
(The Center Square) – A new Illinois law will prohibit organizations from paying less than the minimum wage to workers with disabilities. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Tuesday the Dignity ...
Employers who wish to pay less than minimum wage must acquire a certificate from the U.S. Department of Labor. [16] 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. [17]
Currently set to go into effect Feb. 21, the minimum wage changes would also alter the wages for “tip credit” jobs, which allows employees to be hired for less than minimum wage but earn tips.