Twenty-two cents an hour : disability rights and the fight to end subminimum wages

Twenty-two cents an hour : disability rights and the fight to end subminimum wages / Doug Crandell.

"In 1938 the Fair Labor Standards Act authorized the use of subminimum wages for workers with disabilities. While some states have banned their use, it remains legal federally. The program known as 14(c) has a long history of poor oversight and abuse. While disability rights have grown in the U...

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Main Author: Crandell, Doug (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2022.
Subjects:
Wages > People with disabilities > Law and legislation > United States.
People with disabilities > Employment > Law and legislation > United States.
Wages > Subminimum wage > Law and legislation > United States.
Discrimination against people with disabilities > Law and legislation > United States.
People with disabilities > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Electronic books.
e-books.
Discrimination against people with disabilities > Law and legislation
People with disabilities > Employment > Law and legislation
People with disabilities > Legal status, laws, etc.
Wages > People with disabilities > Law and legislation
Wages > Subminimum wage > Law and legislation
United States
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Summary:"In 1938 the Fair Labor Standards Act authorized the use of subminimum wages for workers with disabilities. While some states have banned their use, it remains legal federally. The program known as 14(c) has a long history of poor oversight and abuse. While disability rights have grown in the United States, this issue lags decades behind"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 236 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501762642
1501762648
9781501762635
150176263X
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 13, 2022).

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