Minimum Wage, Executive Orders, Coronavirus/COVID-19

Rescinded Order Tracker - UPDATED

Littler on 4/24/2025

Littler's Rescinded Order Tracker provides easy access to those executive orders issued by previous administrations that are rescinded by the Trump administration. Only those orders that impact compliance with labor and...more

The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from September 2021

Fisher Phillips on 10/6/2021

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

New COVID-19 Executive Order Expands Requirements for U.S. Government Contractors

Hogan Lovells on 9/14/2021

Late last week, in the latest step to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, President Joseph R. Biden announced new Federal contractor employee vaccination requirements that are set to go into effect as of 15 October. The...more

Federal Contractors Face Imminent Minimum Wage Increase to $15 an Hour and Mandatory COVID-19 Safety Protocols

Smith Anderson on 8/18/2021

Federal Minimum Wage Increases to $15 on January 30, 2022 - Federal prime contractors and subcontractors should prepare to pay a higher mandatory minimum wage starting January 30, 2022....more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 2021

PilieroMazza PLLC on 5/7/2021

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - SBA Extends the HUBZone Map Freeze to June 30, 2023 - Today, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a direct final rule extending the HUBZone map freeze from December 31, 2021, to June...more

Government Contractors Once Again Used as Lab Rats for Higher Minimum Wage Requirements

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 4/29/2021

On April 27, President Biden issued an Exhibit Order (EO) on Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors raising the minimum wage for federal contractors, covered subcontractors, and lower-tier subcontractors by 27%...more

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, February 2021 #17

Hogan Lovells on 2/25/2021

In Washington: Senate Democrats made their final pitch on Wednesday to Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough to include a minimum wage hike in coronavirus relief legislation. The Parliamentarian decides whether...more

What Can Employers Expect From the Biden Administration?

ArentFox Schiff on 2/10/2021

In brief: A sharp pivot toward employee- and union-friendly executive actions and legislation. Here’s what we mean. Executive Order 13950 - As we’ve reported, President Biden Revokes Executive Order 13950 | Arent Fox,...more

Beltway Buzz - January 2021 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/1/2021

Status Check on Congress. We are more than one week into the Biden administration and the president has made progress filling out his cabinet. Antony Blinken (U.S. secretary of state), Janet Yellen (U.S. secretary of the...more

Employers’ Guide to President Biden’s First Week of Executive Actions

Morgan Lewis on 1/29/2021

President Joe Biden has signed several executive orders and announced other directives that will impact employers in the first 100 days of his administration, including guidance on protecting worker health and safety,...more

Labor & Employment Law: Vermont and Federal Legislative Update

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on 10/15/2020

Downs Rachlin Martin labor and employment attorneys Amy Resnick and Andrea Wright highlight key Vermont and Federal legislative updates from 2020 that impact HR professionals. They walk through: Vermont minimum wage...more

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