You Might Not Believe This...
The Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 allows employers to pay people with Down syndrome and other disabilities a sub minimum wage, often less than $1.00/hour, and usually in what is known as a "sheltered workshop." Forty-eight North Carolina employers hold federal certificates protecting this practice that impacts over 1,200 North Carolinians with Down syndrome and other intellectual and developmental disabilities.
However, there is good news.