On February 10, 2022, the National Labor Relation Board’s (NLRB) General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, issued Memorandum GC 22-03 announcing her agreement with and support of the Biden.
On Tuesday, April 27, President Biden signed an
executive order requiring federal contractors to pay their employees a minimum of $15 an hour starting on March 30, 2022. After that, the order will continue to index the minimum wage for federal contractors to an inflation measure.
This raise in the pay floor – which was previously increased by President Obama – represents a hike of about $4. This new minimum wage must be reflected in all new contract solicitations by January 2022, and built into actual contracts by March 2022. This will apply, not just to new or renewed federal contracts, but also to existing federal contracts when the parties exercise their option to extend such contracts, which often occurs annually.