Phases out subminimum wages for workers with disabilities over four years.
This bill would gradually stop allowing employers to pay people with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage. It would offer grants to states and businesses to help them switch to paying fair wages and support workers in integrated job settings. No new special certificates would be issued, and all existing ones would expire after four years.
Today, some employers can obtain special certificates to pay workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage. New certificates can still be issued. After this bill becomes law, the lowest wages paid under these certificates would gradually increase over four years to at least the greater of the federal minimum wage or the wage rate the individual was earning the day before the bill became law. No new special certificates would be issued, and all existing ones would expire. This would end the practice of subminimum wages for people with disabilities.
HR 4771 · 119th Congress · July 25, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 2/10
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