The Trump administration withdrew a Biden-era rule that would have federally ended subminimum wage for disabled workers, allowing companies with 14(c) certificates to continue paying disabled employees as little as 25 cents an hour. Over 600 sheltered workshops across the U.S. employ disabled people at subminimum wage, despite studies showing employment for disabled people increased or stayed the same in states that ended the practice. While 16 states have already eliminated subminimum wage for disabled workers, advocates warn the federal rollback combined with Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will harm disabled people's economic opportunities.

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