subminimum
adjective
sub·min·i·mum
ˌsəb-ˈmi-nə-məm 
variants
or sub-minimum
: having or providing less than a specified minimum
The ore shipment was rejected for subminimum uranium content …—
The New York Times
The New York Times… like most of the other early minimum wage laws, the Massachusetts law allowed for subminimum wages [=wages below a legally fixed minimum wage] for learners and children …—Clifford F. Thies
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Ending the subminimum wage is what would really make that policy make sense — and make a difference in the lives of working people.
—Robert Jackson, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
Some economists argue that pursuing a taxation exemption will take the focus off more broad measures of helping low-wage earners, including the expansion of certain tax credits for low-income workers, elimination of the subminimum wage of $2.13 and raising of the $7.25 minimum wage.
—Matthew Glowicki, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Family pushback Some families of people with disabilities are against abolishing the subminimum wage.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Advocates have notched similar victories recently in New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago, and Jayaraman said her group’s next big target is Illinois, where a bill to eliminate the state’s subminimum wage has been working its way through the legislature.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Robert Jackson, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
Some economists argue that pursuing a taxation exemption will take the focus off more broad measures of helping low-wage earners, including the expansion of certain tax credits for low-income workers, elimination of the subminimum wage of $2.13 and raising of the $7.25 minimum wage.
—Matthew Glowicki, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Family pushback Some families of people with disabilities are against abolishing the subminimum wage.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Advocates have notched similar victories recently in New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago, and Jayaraman said her group’s next big target is Illinois, where a bill to eliminate the state’s subminimum wage has been working its way through the legislature.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Subminimum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subminimum. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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