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January 31, 2014

Wage Hike for Federal Contractors to Exclude Disabled Workers 
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A minimum wage hike for federal contract workers unveiled by President
Obama this week will exclude workers with disabilities. In These Times
reports disability advocates were told Wednesday that Obama's executive
order will not apply to disabled workers who are employed through a
special program that allows them to be paid sub-minimum wages. In a
letter urging Obama to reconsider, the National Council on Disability
wrote, "For workers with disabilities, equal rights, let alone a living
wage, is still a dream deferred."

 

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