Minnesota should end sub-minimum wage for workers with disabilities

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Minnesota should end sub-minimum wage for workers with disabilities

As we debate what constitutes a livable wage in Minnesota – with the current $15.57 an hour minimum wage in Minneapolis and St. Paul considered by many to be inadequate to cover living costs here — be aware that there is a group of workers earning far, far less. Minnesota has the dubious distinction of having the second highest per-capita rate of people with disabilities earning wages that are below the federal minimum. This is legal because of …