A bill in the Georgia General Assembly would eliminate a minimum wage exemption for workers with disabilities.
Rep. Kasey Carpenter is a Dalton Republican and restaurant owner who co-sponsored the bill.
He says the loophole has allowed businesses to hire employees with disabilities through job training programs that sometimes pay 80 to 90 cents an hour.
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