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How the Subminimum Wage Affects Disabled and Tipped Workers | Beyond the Scenes

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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The Shocking Cost of Subminimal Wages

Businesses can take advantage of a section of a federal act that allows them to pay people with disabilities less. War veterans who developed physical and mental disabilities from combat came home from abroad and struggled to find employment. There's no limit to how low an employer can pay, so employers could legally pay pennies per hour.

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