How some Utah businesses pay less than minimum wage to these workers

Other states have eliminated subminimum wages for workers with disabilities, but Utah lawmakers earlier this year rejected a bill that would have required businesses to pay disabled employees $7.25 or more.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) John, a worker at EnableUtah in Ogden, staples cardboard hangers on a bag of bicycle parts. EnableUtah is one of nine businesses in Utah that is allowed to pay below minimum wage to workers whose disability affects their productivity.