Minimum Wage, Proposed Rules, Biden Administration

WHD Drops Proposal to End Subminimum Wages for Workers With Disabilities

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/8/2025

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is withdrawing a Biden-era proposal to end the practice of paying subminimum wages to workers with certain disabilities after determining that the agency lacks...more

DOL Withdraws Rule Aimed at Eliminating Subminimum Wages for Workers with Disabilities

Littler on 7/7/2025

On July 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) formally withdrew its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would have amended 29 C.F.R. part 525 by phasing out the issuance of certificates authorizing subminimum...more

New Department of Labor Independent Contractor Proposed Rule

Williams Mullen on 10/13/2022

On October 11, 2022, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) released a proposal for a new rule on how the DOL will determine whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee for purposes of the Fair...more

#WorkforceWednesday: The Union-Friendly Biden NLRB, California's FAST Act, and Pay Transparency in California - Employment Law...

Epstein Becker & Green on 9/14/2022

This week, we look at labor law and pay developments from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and in California. NLRB Continues Union-Friendly Direction Two recent actions from the NLRB show a continued pro-employee...more

Federal Contractors Face Imminent Minimum Wage Increase to $15 an Hour and Mandatory COVID-19 Safety Protocols

Smith Anderson on 8/18/2021

Federal Minimum Wage Increases to $15 on January 30, 2022 - Federal prime contractors and subcontractors should prepare to pay a higher mandatory minimum wage starting January 30, 2022....more

DOL Releases Proposed Rules to Implement $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/29/2021

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

DOL Issues Proposed Rule on Raising Minimum Wage to $15 per Hour for Federal Contractor Employees

Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 7/23/2021

On July 21, 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) to implement President Biden’s Executive Order (the “Order”) requiring an increase of the minimum wage for certain employees of...more

DOL Proposed Rule Supplements President Biden’s Executive Order Raising Federal Contractor Minimum Wage to $15.00 Per Hour

Benesch on 7/22/2021

On April 27, 2021 President Biden signed an Executive Order raising the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 per hour by the end of March 2022. In response, and to supplement the Executive Order, the U.S. Department of...more

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