by Editorial Staff | Nov 23, 2021 | Executive Orders, Federal Contractors, Minimum Wage Law
The federal contractor minimum wage will experience a rise starting on January 30th, 2022. Basically, federal contractors, or companies who conduct business with the United States government, will be required to pay their workers $15.00 an hour as of that date. As a...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 28, 2021 | Biden Administration, Federal Contractors, Minimum Wage Law
The Biden Administration issued an Executive Order (EO) affecting the federal contractor minimum wage. As a result, federal contractors will pay a $15 minimum wage to any federal contract worker. Furthermore, the latest EO joins a slew of other similar orders issued...
by Girish Anand | Aug 20, 2019 | Minimum Wage Law
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that minor league baseball players in Arizona can sue for minimum wage under Arizona’s governing laws. The state’s minimum wage is currently $11 an hour, rising to $12 next Jan. 1. First-year minor leaguers...
by Girish Anand | May 20, 2019 | Minimum Wage Law
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has pledged to sign legislation passed Friday that would raise the state’s minimum wage in stages to $15 an hour in 2023. The move affects about 330,000 state workers. The current minimum wage is $10.10 an hour. The bill increases the...
by Girish Anand | May 7, 2019 | DOL, Minimum Wage Law
While Democrats in both houses of Congress are drafting legislation to basically double the federal minimum wage — from $7.25 to $15 an hour — Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Alexander Acosta told legislators that “we do not support a change in...
by Girish Anand | Mar 27, 2019 | Minimum Wage Law
McDonald’s Corp., which is involved in a lingering legal dispute over whether it is a joint employer, is now dropping its lobbying efforts against minimum wage hikes, an issue that led to its legal wrangle in the first place. McDonald’s unveiled its new...
