We'll give you half: Senate's deal for underpaid intellectually disabled workers

By Dan Harrison
Updated June 15 2015 - 4:18pm, first published 4:05pm
Those who sign up for the half back pay will give up the right to sue to for the full amount.
Those who sign up for the half back pay will give up the right to sue to for the full amount.
Senators Bob Day, Nick Xenophon, David Leyonhjelm and John Madigan, who supported the legislation. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Senators Bob Day, Nick Xenophon, David Leyonhjelm and John Madigan, who supported the legislation. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Intellectually disabled workers who were paid as little as $1 an hour will have to waive their right to make discrimination claims if they accept a government payment equivalent to 50 per cent of what they are owed.

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