Would you work for 25 cents an hour? You might if you’re encouraged to believe that’s all you’re worth. But, wait–there are labor laws to prevent that. Not true, if you’re a person with a disability. There’s a loophole in the labor law that allows companies to enrich themselves and pay huge salaries to their CEOs by “helping” those “poor, unfortunate souls,” giving them jobs so they “can feel good about themselves, like real people“–and paying them next to nothing.
These companies know how hard it is for a disabled person to find employment, and they’re aware that fewer than 20% of people with disabilities can actually end up with jobs.
Read about this unfair situation: “Subminimum Wage” for Disabled Workers Called Exploitative.
Then do something about it by signing the petition to the Labor Department. Also, check into charities that hire the handicapped (e.g., Goodwill Industries) before donating to them. Find out how much their disabled employees are paid, and how much their CEO and other officers make.