I think Goodwill doesn't hugely depend on sub-minimum wage labor, so it will only affect a portion of their business model. I hope that they can learn from this, however, that they don't *need* to use sub-minimum wage labor, and thus might be willing to stop using it in other states, and to encourage other businesses to stop using it as well. Only in my dreams …
Yeah, that's possible, though I doubt they'd have to raise prices much: I think sheltered workshops serve more to line the pockets of the companies that run them, than to allow them to lower prices all that much, though it's probably a bit of both.
In some states, including my home state, employers are allowed to pay sub-minimum wage for a training period only. When the training period ends, they often let the employee go. If they keep the employee on, they are required to pay normal wages.
I think it's a good compromise if the price is designed to offset the cost of the training and there's a good chance of a person getting a job outside. The one place I'm familiar with also expects most of the people working there receive disability benefits as well.
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Date: 2015-05-24 05:51 pm (UTC)I think it's a good compromise if the price is designed to offset the cost of the training and there's a good chance of a person getting a job outside. The one place I'm familiar with also expects most of the people working there receive disability benefits as well.
I have no idea how Indiana does things.
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