#USA - These companies pay disabled people pennies an hour

It's legal to pay disabled people far less than minimum wage in the U.S.

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Dear friends, July 2020 marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark piece of legislation in the effort for equality. Unfortunately, that law has not even come close to solving all of the inequities and injustices disabled Americans face. For example, it is currently legal for employers to pay disabled people less than the federal minimum wage, and they do just that! This is a disgusting display of employers viewing disabled people as less than human and it must change. Sign on to demand that the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act's loophole allowing this be repealed now! Many disabled people live in abject poverty because we, as a society, have decided not to actually support them. Many cannot marry or even live with a partner because they will lose critical government support if they do. They may even be paid as little as 3 or 4 cents per hour, and organizations take full advantage of that. Disabled people have been totally left behind in the barest of minimum labor protections in the U.S. and it's time that ended. Please sign on to demand Congress protect disabled workers by repealing section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act now! Thank you,   Kelsey B. The Care2 Petitions Team P.S. Disabled workers can legally be paid pennies per hour for their labor. Sign the petition to demand equal labor protections for disabled people!