#abolish14c

Differential wages for the disabled are discriminatory—and Clinton is putting the issue into the spotlight

Some disabled workers are being paid pennies per hour under a 78-year-old loophole in federal wage law.

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network commends the Maryland Legislature for passing the Ken Capone Equal Employment Act, which will require Maryland employers who pay their employees with disabilities below the minimum wage to phase out their use of subminimum wage in three to four years. It would also amend Section 3-414 of the Maryland state code so that Maryland’s Commissioner of Labor and Industry can no longer (After October 2016) issue new Section 14 (c) certificates, which initially authorize sheltered workshops and other agencies to pay individuals with disabilities below the minimum wage.

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