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Do You Know What to Pay Your Work Force? New Decision Invalidates the Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Rule

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Employers with Federal contracts have experienced unique challenges in the past few years—from navigating the Federal contractor vaccine mandate to new rules related to sick leave and time off. One of the most significant...more

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A Guide to The U.S. Department of Labor's ‘New' Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations

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For the first time in 40 years, the Department of Labor (DOL) updated its interpretation and implementation of the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts in new final rules. DOL’s new final rules concerning the prevailing wages and...more

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DOL’s Davis-Bacon Act Overhaul Brings Significant Changes to Federal Construction Contracting

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WHAT: Over a year after its notice of proposed rulemaking, the U.S Department of Labor (DOL) published its Final Rule Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) Regulations. The Final Rule spans hundreds of pages of...more

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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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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

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Federal contractor $15 minimum wage now effective

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The Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule implementing Executive Order 14026 (EO), which raises the minimum hourly wage from $10.95 to $15.00 for certain workers working on or in connection with covered federal contracts and...more

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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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DOL Issues Final Rules for $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Government Contractors

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Minimum wage rates are on the rise throughout the country and the federal contractor rate is no exception. On November 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor published the final regulations implementing President Biden’s...more

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The U.S. Department of Labor Announces Final Rule to Increase Minimum Wage for Certain Federal Contractors

On November 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a rule to increase the hourly minimum wage for employees of certain federal contractors beginning January 30, 2022. The final rule implements Executive Order...more

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Federal Contractors’ Alert: Minimum Wage for Workers Is Going Up January 30, 2022

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With the help of the US Department of Labor (DOL), the Biden Administration made good on its promise to increase the minimum wage for workers who work on new or updated federal contracts (including extended, renewed, or...more

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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

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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

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Federal Contractor $15 Minimum Wage Rule Finalized; Takes Effect January 30, 2022

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The DOL today published the Final Rule implementing the $15 per hour minimum wage for federal contractor workers who work on or in connection with covered contracts, which President Biden authorized by in Executive Order...more

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DoL Rule Increases Minimum Wage to $15 for Many Federal Contractors

Through a proposed rule published on July 22, 2021, the Department of Labor is implementing Executive Order 14026. The new rule and Executive Order will require federal service, construction contractors and subcontractors to...more

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Proposed Regulations Implementing $15 Hourly Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Executive Order

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The Department of Labor (DOL) is publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) detailing proposed regulations implementing new minimum wage requirements that certain federal contractors must pay workers performing work...more

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Proposed Regulations Implementing $15 Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Issued

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As covered in our last blog post on this topic, President Biden issued Executive Order 14026 on April 27, 2021 raising to $15 per hour the minimum wage certain federal contractors must pay workers performing work “on or in...more

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Federal Contractor $15 Minimum Wage Will Apply Beginning January 30, 2022

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President Joseph Biden has fulfilled a promise to significantly increase the minimum wage for federal contractor workers working “on or in connection with” a covered federal contract. He has issued an executive order raising...more

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[Webinar] Catch Your Breath – A New Era of Labor Enforcement - March 10th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST

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How will government contractors be impacted by the new administration? Based on some of President Biden’s initial Executive Orders issued, we can expect a significant focus for the administration will be on protecting the...more

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A Guide To Labor And Employment Obligations For Federal Contractors

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Companies doing business with the federal government must comply with a litany of complex laws and regulations that affect their day-to-day business operations. To assist government contractors, this guide discusses some of...more

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DOL Clarifies the Exempt Nature of Participation in the Department of Defense’s Skill Bridge Program

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In 2013 the United States Department of Defense founded Skill Bridge, a program that partners the U.S. Armed Forces with private employers to provide internships to active duty service members during their last six months of...more

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The Big Miss: When Job Misclassification Strikes Hard

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Everywhere you look companies are being hit hard with claims of misclassification of workers under labor regulations. So far in August 2019, Department of Labor (DOL) has announced over $2 Million in damages paid to...more

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Buyer Beware: Outsourcing Labor Puts You at Risk of Prevailing Wage Violations

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Recently, a Department of Labor (DOL) investigation found that four federal contractors were responsible for paying 53 current and former employees a total of $255,474 for violating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA)....more

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Federal Contractor Paid Sick Leave In Effect

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As the first quarter of 2018 nears its end, and we are adjusting to an extra hour of daylight (and an hour less sleep this weekend) we wanted to take a moment to remind you about the Paid Sick Leave obligations that went into...more

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Compliance with Executive Order 13706 – Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors

Executive Order (“EO”) 13076, signed by President Barack Obama on September 7, 2015, established paid sick leave for federal contractors. Specifically, this EO requires certain parties that contract with the Federal...more

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PilieroMazza Legal Advisor - Second Quarter 2017

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Special Labor and Employment Issue - This issue of the Legal Advisor is a special edition focusing entirely on Labor and Employment topics. The articles in this issue highlight challenges we often encounter and help...more

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