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    4 days ago

    The Trump administration is also rolling back a Biden-era rule that banned bosses from paying subminimum wages to disabled employees.

    This discriminatory practice has been on the wane due to state-level bans in 15 states. But in the absence of a federal ban, nearly 40,000 employees—most of whom have intellectual disabilities—still received less than the federal minimum wage as of 2024.

    Never fails, they always do the shittiest thing they can.