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Fourth Circuit to Decide if Charity Owes Minimum Wage to Disabled Worker


The Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Courthouse, home of the Fourth Circuit, in Richmond, Virginia. (Acroterion via Wikipedia)
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) A Fourth Circuit panel heard arguments Wednesday over whether a North Carolina-based charity can pay disabled workers participating in a government rehabilitation program less than minimum wage.
Gregory Armento, a homeless veteran, filed a lawsuit in the Western District of North Carolina in 2017 against Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministries (ABCCM), claiming that a homeless shelter run by the organization violated federal labor laws by forcing him to perform unpaid labor in exchange for room and board.
The non-profit organization, which is in charge of a program for homeless veterans at the Veterans Restoration Quarters (VRQ) in Asheville, provided housing for Armento from 2015-2017 through funds administered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. ....

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