October 8, 2020 by limitlesslila
Even today, people with disabilities like Lila are twice as likely to be unemployed. And those who are lucky enough to find work are often underpaid. Despite the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act dating back to 1938 still allows employers to pay workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage of $7.25. In other words, under the law, individuals with disabilities may earn less than their colleagues who are not disabled Read more [...]