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Biden EAP Overtime Exemption Rule Vacated, as Judge Sounds Death Knell for Increased Salary Thresholds

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On November 15, 2024, U.S. District Judge Sean D. Jordan of the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Biden Administration’s overtime exemption rule. The final rule, which went into effect on July 1, 2024, included a...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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$11.25 Minimum Wage Effective January 1, 2022 For Federal Contractors Subject To Obama-Era Executive Order

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In the flurry of activity surrounding President Biden’s Executive Order 14042 – Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, federal contractors are also awaiting approval of regulations to implement...more

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Proposed Rule Issued On Minimum Wage Increase For Federal Contractors

Déjà vu! As we previously reported, President Biden signed Executive Order 14026 on April 27, to increase the minimum wage for some federal contractors. The U.S. Department of Labor has now issued proposed regulations to...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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President Biden Issues an Executive Order Increasing the Minimum Wage for Many Employees of Federal Contractors to $15.00

The Executive Order is projected to increase the hourly wage paid to hundreds of thousands of Federal contractor employees. President Biden issued an Executive Order raising to $15.00 per hour the minimum wage that Federal...more

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Executive Order On Increasing The Minimum Wage For Federal Contractors Issued

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As previewed, on April 27, 2021 President Biden issued an Executive Order directing the minimum wage for certain federal contractors be increased to $15 per hour. The Executive Order on Increasing the Minimum Wage for...more

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Minimum Wage For Some Federal Contractors Increasing To $15

Some employees will be getting a raise. President Biden issued an Executive Order increasing the minimum wage for certain federal contractors to $15 per hour. Similar to President Obama’s Executive Order 13658, which set a...more

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President Biden To Issue Executive Order Today Directing $15 Minimum Wage For Federal Contractors

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The White House has released a Fact Sheet detailing an expected Executive Order from President Biden raising the minimum wage for certain federal contractors to $15 an hour by March 2022. The new executive order will expand...more

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Top Five Labor Law Developments For January 2021

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1. President Joe Biden summarily removed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) Peter Robb from office on January 20, 2021, and removed Robb’s deputy, Alice Stock the following day. On January 25, 2021,...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses - February 2021

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Native American Law & Tribal Advocacy - The First 100 Days: President Biden Signs Memo on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships - Last week, President Biden signed a Memorandum on Tribal...more

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Biden Proposes $15 Minimum Wage

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Last week, President Biden and Congressional Democrats unveiled their proposal for a $15 an hour minimum wage bill. The current federal minimum wage has been $7.25 an hour since 2009. In many instances, federal minimum wage...more

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Labor Department Issues Another Minimum Wage Rule For High-Skilled Workers

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Apparently undeterred by prior litigation striking it down, the Department of Labor (DOL) has published another rule in the Federal Register raising minimum wages for high-skilled workers. The “Strengthening Wage Protections...more

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New H-1B Rules Face An Uncertain Future

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One of the parlor games that labor and employment specialists engage in is to try to guess what a new and incoming administration will mean for our area of practice. And no doubt, we will be doing that during the next couple...more

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Immigration Law Under Biden - What Changes Can We Expect?

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As we near the U.S. Presidential inauguration on January 20, 2021, the U.S. population and the world are on edge. In COVID-19 limbo, people are filled with polarized feelings and varying expectations: excitement, uncertainty,...more

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What Hospitality Employers Can Expect to See in Employment Law if Vice President Biden Wins the Election

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While no one knows what the outcome of the presidential election will be, if Vice President Biden is elected, hospitality employers should expect to see the following labor and employment issues front and center: A call to...more

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Where the President and Democratic Candidates Stand on Minimum Wage and its Impact on the Future of Work

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In our third installment in where the potential Presidential candidates stand on key labor and future of work issues, we focus on the candidates’ positions on minimum wage....more

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