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minus-squareFredselfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·29 days agoThey hire disabled people because they can legally pay them less then minimum wage. They aren’t the good guys.
minus-squarecheers_queers@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·28 days agopeople on disability are only allowed to make a very small amount of money per month, usually 1000 or less, or they lose their benefits. I’m guessing that’s why
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·28 days agoBut they still get minimum wage I assume, just schedule fewer hours.
minus-squareIMNOTCRAZYINSTITUTION@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·28 days agonope https://www.npr.org/2020/09/17/912840482/u-s-agency-urges-end-to-below-minimum-wage-for-workers-with-disabilities
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·28 days agoYikes, that sounds terrible. And profitable.
minus-squareFredselfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·28 days agoYeah learned about it on Reddit long time ago. It actually legal to pay them so low. Why goodwill hires disabled people.
They hire disabled people because they can legally pay them less then minimum wage. They aren’t the good guys.
How?
people on disability are only allowed to make a very small amount of money per month, usually 1000 or less, or they lose their benefits. I’m guessing that’s why
But they still get minimum wage I assume, just schedule fewer hours.
nope https://www.npr.org/2020/09/17/912840482/u-s-agency-urges-end-to-below-minimum-wage-for-workers-with-disabilities
Yikes, that sounds terrible. And profitable.
Yeah learned about it on Reddit long time ago. It actually legal to pay them so low. Why goodwill hires disabled people.