Adelante, a non-profit organization that assembled gift bags for events such as the Oscars and the Grammys, is facing a lawsuit brought by their employees. The employees are claiming discriminatory action because they segregated disabled employees from the non-disabled, and pay disabled employees less than the federal minimum wage-- a violation of Albuquerque and New Mexico wage laws. Adelante claims that their mission is to support people with disabilities and empower them. However, by placing workers in a segregated environment and having them perform repetitive tasks, they feel as if they are at a dead-end job with little to no opportunity for advancement. The employees will be challenging the national minimum wage laws, which was set in 1938, allowing employers to pay disabled employees less than the minimum wage.
See "Disabled Workers Sue Oscars Swag Bag Company for Discrimination", Josh Eidelson, Bloomberg Law, March 12, 2019