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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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
Still, even if the proposal is not enacted, subminimum pay for those with disabilities could become a thing of the past, as more than a dozen states and the District of Columbia have already banned the program.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: The number of people with disabilities earning a subminimum wage, through what's known as a 14(c) certification issued by the Labor Department, has been declining for years.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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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
Still, even if the proposal is not enacted, subminimum pay for those with disabilities could become a thing of the past, as more than a dozen states and the District of Columbia have already banned the program.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: The number of people with disabilities earning a subminimum wage, through what's known as a 14(c) certification issued by the Labor Department, has been declining for years.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Subminimum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subminimum. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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