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Minimum Wage Increase for Federal Contractors

Effective January 1, 2024, the minimum wage for workers who perform work on or in connection with federal contracts will increase from $16.20 per hour to $17.20 per hour. This will apply to most federal contracts entered into...more

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DOL Increases Hourly Minimum Wage to $17.20 for Federal Contractors Starting January 1, 2024

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Beginning on January 1, 2024, Executive Order 14026 (Order) will raise the minimum wage for workers performing work on or in connection with covered contracts to from $16.20 to $17.20 per hour, a second year of a significant...more

BakerHostetler

Another Minimum Wage Increase on the Horizon for Federal Contractors

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The DOL announcement comes on the heels of a federal district court in Texas blocking the enforcement of Biden’s Executive Order 14026 in three states (Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi). The federal court determined that...more

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.

Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Requirements: Are all employees entitled to a raise?

On April 27, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order (E.O.) 14026, which raised the minimum wage paid by government contractors to workers performing work “on or in connection with” covered federal contracts. As of...more

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Have You Updated the Minimum Wage? Government Contractors Struggle with Minimum Wage Confusion

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On January 1, 2023, the minimum wage for government contractors under Executive Order 14026 increased from $15.00 per hour to $16.20 per hour. We wrote about Executive Order 14026 and its requirements previously here. There...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Legal Challenge To Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Increase Rejected

In 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14026 to increase the minimum wage for federal government contractors to $15 per hour. On November 23, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule implementing...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Minimum Wage Increase for Federal Government Contractors Due to Inflation

In April of 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14026, which increased the minimum wage for employees of federal government contractors to $15. The Executive Order provided that this minimum wage would be adjusted to...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: June 2022 #4

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee J. Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Injunction Sought Against Biden’s Increased Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Order ‎

In April 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14026 to increase the minimum wage for federal government contractors to $15 per hour. On November 23, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Federal Contractors Must Pay Workers At Least $15 Hourly According to New Department of Labor ‎Rule

Starting January 30, 2022, new federal contracts that are not procurement contracts must include a clause requiring federal contractors to pay at least $15 per hour to workers performing work on or in connection with the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

$15 Per Hour Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors Takes Effect

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council recently issued an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order 14026 “Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors” and a final...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

$15/Hour Minimum Wage for Many Federal Contractors to Take Effect

The federal government, led by the U.S. Department of Labor, is moving forward on implementing the provisions of President Biden’s Executive Order 14026, which was signed in April 2021. Most new federal government contracts...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: January 2022 #4

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

For Federal Contractors, New Year Rings in New Minimum Wage Requirements

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As of January 30, 2022, thousands of federal contractors and subcontractors will be required to raise the minimum wage for employees who work on or in connection with a covered federal contract. Specifically, pursuant to...more

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Coming (Mostly) Soon: The $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage for Government Contractor Service Employees

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued the final rule implementing President Joe Biden's Executive Order, "Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors," imposing a $15 minimum wage for a wide swath of...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Labor Department Finalizes Increase in Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors to $15 Per Hour

On November 22, the federal Department of Labor issued final regulations implementing the provisions of an executive order to raise the minimum wage for employees working on federal contracts and subcontracts to $15.00 per...more

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DOL Publishes Final Rule: Executive Order 14026 Implements Federal Contractors $15 Minimum Wage

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On November 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced publication of the Final Rule, "Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors" implementing President Biden's Executive Order 14026 (the Order), signed...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Minimum Wage Increased to $15 Per Hour for Federal Contractors

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On November 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a Final Rule that will increase the minimum wage for employees who work on federal contracts. The Final Rule implements Executive Order 14026, which President Biden...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: November 2021 #5

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Smith Anderson

Minimum Wage To Be $15/Hour for Federal Contractors Beginning January 30, 2022

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On November 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL")’s Wage and Hour Division published its final rule implementing Executive Order 14026, "Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors." The final rule adopts the...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

DOL Publishes Final Rule Implementing President Biden’s $15 Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Executive Order 14026

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The Department of Labor (DOL) has published its Final Rule implementing President Biden’s April 27, 2021, Executive Order 14026 raising the minimum wage from $10.95 an hour to $15 an hour (with increases to be published...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Contractor minimum wage to increase on January 30

The new floor is $15 an hour. The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor published its final rule implementing regulations under Executive Order 14026 (Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: November 2021

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Fisher Phillips

The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from September 2021

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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What Does The Proposed Federal Minimum Wage Mean For My Business?

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On July 22, 2021 the U.S. Department of Labor proposed a rule titled “Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors” formalizing the Biden Administration’s Executive Order 14026. The rule calls for federal contractors...more

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