DOL Withdraws Plan to End Sub-Minimum Wages for Disabled Workers
Published Date: 7/7/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
The Department of Labor is stopping its plan to phase out special certificates that let some workers with disabilities be paid less than minimum wage. This means the current rules under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act will stay as they are for now. Workers, employers, and advocates should know no changes or new costs are coming from this decision anytime soon.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Workers With Disabilities: Subminimum Pay Continues
The Department stopped the rulemaking that would have phased out certificates allowing some workers with disabilities to be paid less than the federal minimum under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. That means, for now, those certificates and the ability to pay subminimum wages remain as they are.
Employers Face No New 14(c) Costs
The Department of Labor withdrew the December 4, 2024 (89 FR 96466) proposal to phase out special Section 14(c) certificates. If you employ workers under 14(c), the current rules stay in place and the agency says no changes or new costs are coming from this decision anytime soon.
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