https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/20/down-syndrome-australia-subminimum-wage

$4.20 per hour is not enough to live on – but exploitation is “legal”
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/28/larry-was-paid-420-an-hour-in-australia-its-not-enough-to-live-on-but-its-completely-legal

Abolish Sub Minimum Wage https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dj4N8NtD9RKJj7eypPgKkIPggKI2aONCrwBOEzjrEIg/edit?tab=t.0

#Capitalism #livingWage #minimumWage #subminimumWage
#wageslavery #workingpoor

#ShortBreak #shorts #sarcasm #irony #humor #LastWeekTonight #JohnOliver #SubminimumWage

I did not know this! 😲

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NwR0cEQx1i8

https://youtu.be/89R9ZxKaIOw?feature=shared

I was aware of the major problems with subminimum wage and tipping, which leads me to tip when possible, particularly when I know the role is subminimum wage.

But I did learn some things.

#LastWeekTonight #JohnOliver #SubminimumWage #Tips #TippedWage

On Tuesday 2/4 the #NH house Labor Committee is hearing house bills about increasing #MinimumWage, increasing #unemployment benefit maximums, increasing workers comp payments from 60% to 66%, prohibiting #SubMinimumWage for servers and disabled people, and require employers pay out unused #PTO. This is amazing stuff.

There are also a bunch of restrictions the Republicans are trying to put on absentee ballots, and there’s some scary stuff in the family law committee like they want to publicly broadcast hearings and if a child rejects a parent they can require psychoanalysis and therapy for the family. I don’t have kids but that all makes me uncomfortable.

Anyway the link below is to the list of the employment stuff. I’m really excited about that I have a whole list of things I have to go oppose or support before the weekend is over.

https://gc.nh.gov/house/schedule/eventDetails.aspx?event=709&et=1

#NH

A US Government Accountability Office report found that most #SubMinimumWage workers earn less than $3.50 an hour. https://bit.ly/42Dn8t3
The US Department of Labor is currently reviewing the 14(c) certificate program, but it is not clear if they will end the subminimum wage. See a list of companies with 14(c) certificates at https://bit.ly/3StfRHG
#DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #HumanRights #WomensHumanRights

A US Government Accountability Office report found that most #SubMinimumWage workers earn less than $3.50 an hour. https://bit.ly/42Dn8t3
The US Department of Labor is currently reviewing the 14(c) certificate program, but it is not clear if they will end the subminimum wage. See a list of companies with 14(c) certificates at https://bit.ly/3StfRHG
#DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #HumanRights #WomensHumanRights

The campaign against #SubminimumWage was mentioned in the @guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/28/larry-was-paid-420-an-hour-in-australia-its-not-enough-to-live-on-but-its-completely-legal.

#EqualPayEqualRespect #DisabledRightsAreHumanRights

Labor department weighs future of #SubminimumWage for workers with #Disabilities https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2023/10/23/labor-department-weighs-future-of-subminimum-wage-for-workers-with-disabilities/30596/
Federal officials have been under pressure in recent years to do away with the subminimum wage employment model, which can leave workers with disabilities earning as little as pennies per hour.
#DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #InclusionMatters

Labor department weighs future of #SubminimumWage for workers with #Disabilities https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2023/10/23/labor-department-weighs-future-of-subminimum-wage-for-workers-with-disabilities/30596/
Federal officials have been under pressure in recent years to do away with the subminimum wage employment model, which can leave workers with disabilities earning as little as pennies per hour.
#DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #InclusionMatters

#BreakingNews
The #ChicagoCityCouncil today voted to abolish the #TwoTier #wages system, which allowed employers to pay sub-minimum wage, on the expectation that workers would make up that difference from customers tips.

Beginning July 2024, the #SubMinimumWage will gradually increase over the next five years, until it is on par with #Illinois state's #MinimumWage of $15.80/hour.

#OneFairWage #RestaurantIndustry #News #RestaurantJobs #FairWages #Chicago

https://youtu.be/QrEPN9WJZrE?si=CuFvig02pddhUg90

Chicago Is About to End the Subminimum Wage for Tipped Workers - Brandon Johnson, the labor-backed mayor of Chicago, is poised to deliver his first major victory: scrapping the subminimum wage for tipped workers.

https://jacobin.com/2023/09/chicago-brandon-johnson-subminimum-wage-tipped-workers-restaurant-industry

#ChicagoLabor #BrandonJohnson #SubminimumWage #TippedWorkers #RestaurantIndustry #Victory #Politics #News

In historic shift, #Minnesota looks to abolish #SubminimumWage for people with #disabilities.
Many of these workers are stuck in menial jobs, such as sorting garbage or packing boxes, and are paid based on their productivity. This piece-rate system often amounts to just cents per hour.
https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2023/03/17/in-historic-shift-state-looks-abolish-subminimum-wage/30295/
#DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #RaiseTheWage #DisabilityEmployment

@mekkaokereke

I am not #Black though I have #Solidarity with this. I grew up in the #Blind #Community and I knew about what was referred to as #ShelteredWorkshops where #Disabled people worked for #SubminimumWage

#Handouts are bad for many reasons (#Sympathy and #Pity are the opposites of #Empathy) and they #Enable #Unjust #Systems to continue.