For decades, workers, disability advocates and employers have debated a program called 14(c), a section of employment law that lets companies pay certain employees with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage. Proponents say the program provides opportunities for people who might not find them elsewhere. Critics say it’s exploitative and stigmatizing. 

On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg senior reporter Josh Eidelson joins host Sarah Holder to dig into the debate over subminimum wage and the future of the program under President Trump.

Read more: It’s Legal to Pay US Workers With Disabilities as Little as 25¢ an Hour

For decades, workers, disability advocates and employers have debated a program called 14(c), a section of employment law that lets companies pay certain employees with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage. Proponents say the program provides opportunities for people who might not find them elsewhere. Critics say it&rsquo;s exploitative and stigmatizing.&nbsp;
On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg senior reporter Josh Eidelson joins host Sarah Holder to dig into the debate over subminimum wage and the future of the program under President Trump.
Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-04-17/many-americans-with-disabilities-make-less-than-minimum-wage?srnd=undefined">It&rsquo;s Legal to Pay US Workers With Disabilities as Little as 25&cent; an Hour</a>

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The Americans With Disabilities Making Under Minimum Wage

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