President issues order boosting minimum wage on new federal contracts
President Obama issued an executive order Wednesday raising the minimum wage for workers under federal contracts to $10.10 per hour, starting next year. The move fulfills a pledge Obama made in his...
View ArticleRules proposed to implement Executive Order on minimum wage in federal contracts
An Executive Order, signed by President Obama in February, directed the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to develop guidelines to increase the minimum wage for federal contractors. On June 12, the DOL,...
View ArticleDOL releases final rule raising minimum wage for employees working on covered...
On October 1, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced its final rule raising the minimum wage for employees working on covered federal government contracts from $7.25 an hour to $10.10 an hour. The...
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Minimum wage for federal contractor workers to increase Jan. 1, 2016
On February 14, 2014, President Obama issued an executive order requiring certain federal contractors and subcontractors to pay an increased hourly minimum wage as mandated by the secretary of labor,...
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Minimum wage for federal contractors updated; paid sick leave rule coming
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published the minimum wage rate to be paid to workers performing on or in connection with federal contracts covered by Executive Order 13658, Establishing a...
View Article5 steps to compliance with the fair pay and safe workplaces rules
The much-anticipated so-called federal contractor “blacklisting” rules and guidance (“Final Rule” and “Guidance”) were published in the federal register on August 25, 2016. The Final Rule becomes...
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DOD’s cybersecurity certification requirements to appear in DHS contracts
The Department of Defense is figuring out how to incorporate its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program in contracts offered by the Department of Homeland Security, according to the...
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New Executive Order requires many federal contractors to increase minimum...
On April 27, 2021, President Biden issued his latest executive order (the EO), which requires all federal agencies to incorporate a $15 per hour minimum wage into nearly every federal contract...
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Contractor minimum wage to increase on January 30th
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...
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