As previewed, on April 27, 2021 President Biden issued an Executive Order directing the minimum wage for certain federal contractors be increased to $15 per hour. The Executive Order on Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors states that the minimum wage for certain hourly workers be increased to $15 per hour for new
Federal Minimum Wage
President Biden to Issue Executive Order Today Directing $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Regulatory Update
The White House has released a Fact Sheet detailing an expected Executive Order from President Biden raising the minimum wage for certain federal contractors to $15 an hour by January 2022. The new executive order will expand upon the Federal Minimum Wage Executive Order 13658 signed by President Obama in February 2014, which applied…
Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors Increased Effective January 1, 2018
By Laura A. Mitchell on
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Effective January 1, 2018, the minimum wage for federal contractors working on or in connection with contracts covered by Executive Order 13658 will be $10.35/ hour. The announcement was made via posting in the federal register on September 15, 2017. The wage rate for tipped employees will also increase to $7.25/hour.
This is the third…
Paid Sick Leave Requirement on Deck for Federal Contractors
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Regulatory Update
As first reported in the New York Times today, the White House, in connection with the U.S. Department of Labor, is working on an executive order requiring federal contractors to provide paid sick leave to their workers. While a copy of the order was not made available, the article detailed some of the elements of…