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Workers with disabilities will be paid at least minimum wage in NH
Thursday, April 16, 2015 19:18
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New Hampshire will likely become the first state to repeal laws allowing employers to pay workers with disabilities at a rate lower than the minimum wage.
The bill passed this week by the House not only does away with a provision allowing employers to pay people with disabilities below minimum wage in most circumstances, but it also bans so-called sheltered workshops. That’s when an organization sets up a workplace aimed at people with disabilities.
Read the full article from NHPR and learn more from the LFDA's issue page on minimum wage.
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Source: http://townhall.livefreeordiealliance.org/xn/detail/4091641:BlogPost:71065
