OUR FAIR GO

Research

Final Report – Volume 7, Inclusive Education, employment and housing – Disability Royal Commission – September 2023

Equal Pay, Equal Rights: Disability Royal Commission submissions – Inclusion Australia – December 2022

USA – From the New Deal to the Real Deal – National Council on Disability – October 2018

News, Articles, & Press Releases

Charlotte’s friends with Down syndrome are paid $3 an hour. It’s legal in Australia – and she’s taking a stand – The Guardian – March 2025

USA – Illinois – Pritzker signs bill to phase out subminimum wage for disabled workers – Capitol News Illinois – January 2025

USA – After Ending Subminimum Wage, States See Workforce Gains – Disability Scoop – December 2024

USA – NCD recommendations key to ending 14(c) subminimum wage discrimination – National Council on Disability – December 2024

USA – Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Employment of Workers with Disabilities Under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act – US Department of Labor – December 2024

Larry was paid $4.20 an hour in Australia. It’s not enough to live on – but it’s completely legal – The Guardian – January 2024

Fair Work Commission recommends changing law that allows lower super rate for workers with disability – The Guardian – January 2024

Failure to address subminimum wages for people with disability in national plan ‘disappointing’, say advocates – The Guardian – January 2024

‘Absolutely no excuse’: Australians with disability paid lower super rate in supported employment – The Guardian – January 2024

Royal commission hears Australian disability enterprise workers paid as little as $2.50 an hour – ABC News – April 2022

USA – Hawaii – Hawaii Repeals “Disability Subminimum Wage” – Epstein Becker Green Wage and Hour Defense Blog – June 2021

USA – Hiring People with Disabilities Is Not a Charity: Here’s Why and How to Stop Paying Subminimum Wage – Blue Avocado – September 2020

USA – King County, Washington – King County aims to end subminimum wage for disabled employees – Real Change – November 2019

USA – Hawaii – The Injustice of Disability-Based Subminimum Wages – Honolulu Civil Beat – May 2019

USA – Washington – Stop exploiting people with disabilities by paying them subminimum wages – Seattle Times – February 2019

USA – Reno, Nevada – Reno moves forward on resolution prohibiting subminimum wage for disabled contract workers – The Nevada Independent – January 2019

New Zealand – 1 News learns some disabled people being paid as little as 89 cents an hour to work in NZ – and it’s legal – 1 News – July 2018

USA – Seattle – Council votes to eliminate subminimum wage – City of Seattle Blog – April 2018

USA – Alaska – Minimum wage exemption for persons with disabilities eliminated – Department of Labor & Workforce Development – February 2018

USA – Seattle – Seattle Moves to End Minimum Wage Exemption for Disabled Workers – Seattle Weekly – August 2017

USA – Maryland – Maryland to Phase Out 14(c) Subminimum Wage – Disability Rights Maryland – May 2016

USA – Oregon – Justice Department Reaches Proposed ADA Settlement Agreement On Oregon’s Developmental Disabilities System – US Department of Justice – September 2015

USA – Rhode Island – Department of Justice Reaches Landmark Americans with Disabilities Act Settlement Agreement with Rhode Island – US Department of Justice – April 2014