Biden executive order EO requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to pay a $15.00 minimum wage to the thousands of workers who are working on or in connection with federal contracts. The new EO Executive Order on Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors requires higher minimum wage requirements by early 2022.
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On April 27, 2021, President Joe Biden signed a new executive order (EO) requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to pay a $15.00 minimum wage to the thousands of workers who are working on or in connection with federal contracts. The new EO, titled “Executive Order on Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors,” requires contractors to implement the higher minimum wage requirements by early 2022.
The much-anticipated executive order comes just three months after President Biden issued Executive Order 14003, which set the foundation for this new EO by directing the director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to provide a report to the president with recommendations to promote a $15.00 per hour minimum wage for federal employees.
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April 27, 2021
Governor Tom Wolf is applauding President Joe Biden for his executive action to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour for hundreds of thousands of people working on federal contracts. Gov. Wolf signed a similar executive order in 2018 that is raising the minimum wage for state employees and state contractors and will reach $15 in 2024.
“Our nation must be a place where hard work is rewarded and I am proud to applaud President Biden for this action,” said Gov. Wolf. “I signed a similar executive order in 2018 because our legislature has not increased the wage floor in a decade. Hardworking people should not have to struggle with putting food on the table or paying the mortgage or rent, becau
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The so-called American Jobs Plan Biden released last month features spending on traditional infrastructure like highways and airports to better compete with China, a pitch his advisers think will resonate with Republican men and blue-collar workers.
And the âAmerican Families Planâ heâll outline this week seeks to broadly increase the availability of child care and improve working conditions for people caring for children and seniors a top priority for suburban women, pollsters say.