Continuing to pursue his pay equity agenda, President Obama took the steering wheel by issuing two Executive Orders and a game-changing Presidential Memo in February and April. Each of these actions requires the Department of Labor (DOL) to issue proposed regulations to implement the actions and flesh-out the many details not addressed in the Executive
Presidential Executive Order; minimum wage; employees of federal contracts
President Signs Executive Order Increasing Minimum Wage for Employees of Federal Contractors
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As he promised in his State of the Union address, President Obama has signed an Executive Order increasing the minimum wage for employees of federal contractors to $10.10 an hour. The Order is effective for new or modified contracts entered into after January 1, 2015.
As part of the Order, the President tasked…