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
12/17/2021
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released proposed regulations that would implement President Joe Biden's Executive Order (EO) that would establish a $15 minimum wage for a wide swath of contractor employees. While final...more
Building on a previous executive order (EO) issued by President Barack Obama that increased the minimum wage for contractor employees to $10.10 (and automatically increased every year to keep pace with inflation), President...more
With less than a day before the federal government's appropriated funding runs out, confidence in avoiding a potential shutdown is waning. Because of that, contractors should exercise prudence and immediately begin...more
1/22/2018
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Taking over as editors of Holland & Knight’s Government Contracts Blog has been a labor, but it has been a labor of love. Like the rest of the Government Contracts Team, we are passionate about staying on top of the latest...more
12/28/2017
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Federal contractors will soon encounter a new hybrid Health & Welfare benefit for annual Wage Determinations (WDs) issued by the Department of Labor that will be challenging to apply and may result in negative price...more