Minimum Wage, Prevailing Wages, Trump Administration

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Negates Ruling on Federal Contractor Minimum Wage

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/2/2025

On March 28, 2025, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated its previous ruling that permitted a $15 per hour minimum wage for federal contractors, shortly after President Donald Trump revoked the Biden administration rule...more

President Trump Ends $15-Per-Hour Contractor Minimum Wage Rate After Filing a Brief Defending Power to Set the Minimum Wage

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/25/2025

On March 14, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14236—“Additional Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions”—revoking eighteen executive orders and actions issued by former president Joe Biden....more

Do You Know What to Pay Your Work Force? New Decision Invalidates the Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Rule

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 11/21/2024

Employers with Federal contracts have experienced unique challenges in the past few years—from navigating the Federal contractor vaccine mandate to new rules related to sick leave and time off. One of the most significant...more

US DOL Rule Changes How Prevailing Wages Are Determined for Immigration Purposes

Morgan Lewis on 10/9/2020

Effective October 8, 2020, the US Department of Labor will determine the prevailing wage for permanent labor certifications and labor condition applications based on a new formula for computing prevailing wage levels,...more

DOL Regulation Raises Prevailing Wage Rate for H-1B Workers

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 10/9/2020

Without notice or the opportunity for public comment, as required by federal law, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a regulation that will significantly raise the minimum required wages for H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 and PERM labor...more

Your Comprehensive Guide to 2018 Proposed California Legislation

Fisher Phillips on 2/28/2018

February 16 was the deadline to introduce new bills in the California Legislature. By that date, nearly 2,200 bills were introduced. While that may seem like a staggering amount of legislative proposals (especially for a...more