Mini-Post: Yes Master!

Indentured servants are back again... the DoL just said domestic workers are not subject to minimum wage! STAT reported,

Whether it’s a cook, a home health aide, or a direct support professional, domestic workers are critical for so many people with disabilities. But these caregivers could soon lack federal wage protections. A potential rule from the Department of Labor would end minimum wage and overtime pay for all domestic workers.

In 2013, the Obama administration made it more difficult for providers to claim that domestic workers should be exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements. The Trump administration wants to roll back this update to the Fair Labor Standards Act and return to the 1975 interpretation of the rule. If it goes through, it would be the latest blow to wage standards for the disability community: In July, the Trump administration rolled back a proposed regulation that would have ended the subminimum wage for disabled folks.

I missed this rule when it was first announced in early July, so a big thank you to the source that pointed this out to me on Thursday. Anyway, the comment period for this potential rule ends on September 2. If you have thoughts about it, you can comment here.

Yes master, anything you say!

Hmm... now who will this benefit? Oh gee, I would never guested... billionaires! Trump supports!