Federal Contractors Minimum Wage

Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Poster

On February 12, 2014, President Obama signed Executive Order 13658, raising the hourly minimum wage for workers performing work on or in connection with covered contracts.  Starting January 1, 2015, the minimum wage rate was  adjusted as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the methodology set forth in the Order. The Secretary Read more

Yesterday, the US Department of Labor (DOL) announced its notice of proposed rulemaking to raise the hourly minimum wage rate for employees of federal government contractors and subcontractors to $10.10 per hour beginning January 1, 2015. The proposed rule implements President Obama’s Executive Order 13658 establishing new minimum wage requirements for federal contractors. Under the Read more