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Comp News – An antiquated law in Hawaii allowed employers to pay people with disabilities less than the minimum wage. That law is no more, having been stricken away on Wednesday by lawmakers who disavowed the ‘discriminatory” nature of such laws.

The change was hailed as momentous for the 26,000 people in the islands who have a disability.

“People with disabilities would be guaranteed to earn the minimum wage and it would restore equity, dignity and respect into our state’s wage laws,” said Gov. David Ige, in doing away with the old law.

Lawmakers said the measure made it legal for employers to pay people with disabilities less than minimum wage ― something lawmakers and advocates say violated civil rights.

“It’s one of those issues that’s very discriminatory,” said state Rep. Richard Onishi.

Hawaii joins just three other states – Alaska, New Hampshire, and Maryland – to ban the practice of paying people with disabilities less than minimum wage, with some states mandating pay as little as $3.34 an hour.

The practice, civil rights activists argue, exploits society’s most vulnerable people for their labor.

Lawmakers say no Hawaii employers are known to pay less than minimum wage, but reports show some organizations on the mainland have paid as little as 4 cents an hour to people with disabilities.

Hawaii’s minimum wage is $10.10 per hour while the federal minimum wage is $7.25.

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