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The Trump Administration Is Quietly Gutting Minimum Wage Protections for Millions of Workers
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The Trump Administration Is Quietly Gutting Minimum Wage Protections for Millions of Workers

The administration has already cut minimum wage protections for hundreds of thousands of federal contract workers and halted plans to require companies to pay disabled workers at least $7.25 per hour; this Labor Day, it will advance plans to eliminate federal minimum wage protections for millions of child care and home care providers.

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The Trump administration claims that its actions are raising pay for the working class when in reality, they are empowering corporations to lower wages for millions of workers by eliminating minimum wage protections for federal contractors, disabled workers, and domestic workers providing home care and child care.

Minimum wage standards are a fundamental U.S. labor protection. Minimum hourly pay and overtime standards prevent employers from paying workers the lowest they can get away with.

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Aurelia Glass

Policy Analyst, Inclusive Economy

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