The president recently signed an executive order raising the minimum hourly wage to $10.10 for workers employed by federal contractors — including those with disabilities.
That's a victory for disabled workers who can make just pennies per hour at so-called sheltered workplaces.
While some call sheltered workshops a godsend, others say they are examples of good intentions gone wrong.
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They are exactly good intentions gone wrong. The disabled usually do not work full time when they work in a sheltered environment, such as for example, Lower Shore Enterprises. By upping the hourly rate that they are paid for their less than full time hours, the government has just knocked some of them off of disability. There is a limit that they are allowed to make each month. If they go over that limit and I believe it is 1,000.00 per month they can be considered as self sufficient and Soc. Security can say they no longer need disability.
When they are kicked off of disability they will most likely be kicked off of Medicare as well. Then what will they use for insurance. Obamacare. And where will they live, the ones who actually have to hand over their checks when they live in group house situations. If they no longer get Social Security then there is nothing to pay the group home with unless you count the now raised to "minimum wage" pay check that they will get for their part-time hours.
Of course, I think Obama knew exactly what he was doing when this was put through. Much the same as he knew what would happen when Obamacare was put through.
I have a family member who works in one of these establishments. About every three or four months they will do "tests" to see how much he should make an hour. One time his pay will jump up to minimum wage. Four months later he will be retested and his pay will drop to $4.xx something an hour. When he goes to 7 an hour I start getting notices from Social Security about how much he can make. My question is why, when his disability doesn't change, does his wage/test result change every four months. Does the test change?
Anyway I think they know exactly what they are doing with this idea.
This is an example of why government has no place setting rules for employers.
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