Tag: disabled

President Roosevelt signs the Fair Labor Standards A

In 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act establishing the federal minimum wage. Yet Section 14(c) of the act allowed employers to pay people with disabilities less than the minimum wage. Under 14(c), these workers, who often have cognitive or intellectual disabilities, are earning as little as $4 or $5 per…

woman and disabled man in face mask using tablet computer together

This paper examines high-frequency patterns that occur in the experiences with, behaviors during, and attitudes toward COVID-19 among people with disabilities since the pandemic began.  It also examines the timing and predictors of plans to apply for Social Security benefits as a result of the pandemic.  It uses biweekly and monthly data from the Understanding…