Pritzker signs bill eliminating subminimum wage for people with disabilities
The Dignity in Pay Act phases out subminimum wage authorizations in Illinois — as the state joins 18 other states in getting rid of the wage system. In some cases, disabled workers have made as little as 50 cents an hour or less than $100 per month for a 40-hour work week,
Pritzker signs bill to phase out subminimum wage for disabled workers
Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a long-awaited bill to stop Illinois organizations from paying less than the minimum wage to workers with disabilities.
Pritzker signs Illinois law barring sub-minimum wages for disabled workers
More than a dozen states have already enacted legislation to phase out sub-minimum wage allowances for disabled workers.
Illinois’ Dignity in Pay Act helps workers with disabilities
Businesses in Illinois will no longer be able to pay workers with disabilities less than minimum wage. Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Dignity in Pay Act (House Bill 0793) into law. It expands programs that increase inclusion and access for people with disabilities.
New Illinois law eliminates subminimum wage for disabled workers
A new Illinois law will prohibit organizations from paying less than the minimum wage to workers with disabilities. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Tuesday the Dignity in Pay Act, which implements a 5-year plan to phase out subminimum wage authorizations in Illinois for people with disabilities.
Pritzker signs law eliminating subminimum wage for Illinois’ disabled workers — WGN Midday News
Illinois business are no longer allowed to pay employees with disabilities sub-minimum wages under the 'Dignity in Pay Act' signed into law Tuesday by Gov. JB Pritzker. (
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