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Should the government still allow some employers to pay less than minimum wage?

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Jun 17, 2022

The so-called "subminimum wage" program was created for employers that hire people with disabilities, but some say that practice should end.

The Department of Labor is suing a Montana ranch that employs people with disabilities, alleging the ranch unlawfully paid them as little as $1.17 an hour.

Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images

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