Minimum Wage, Regulatory Reform, Biden Administration

DOL Withdraws Rule Aimed at Eliminating Subminimum Wages for Workers with Disabilities

Littler on 7/7/2025

On July 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) formally withdrew its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would have amended 29 C.F.R. part 525 by phasing out the issuance of certificates authorizing subminimum...more

United States DOL announces that it will no longer oversee the payment of liquidated damages in FLSA administrative hearings

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/1/2025

Last week the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor (“WHD”) made a significant announcement concerning the available damages in administrative proceedings. In a field assistance bulletin it...more

DOL Signals Changes to Independent Contractor Rule

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 5/12/2025

On May 1, 2025, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin, announcing that it will no longer enforce a 2024 Biden-era independent contractor rule under the...more

Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Executive Order Revoked

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 3/25/2025

On March 14, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order rescinding several policies from the previous administration, including Executive Order 14026, which had increased the minimum wage for federal contractors....more

Trump Executive Order Affects Federal Contractor Minimum Wage

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/25/2025

On March 14, 2025, the president issued a new executive order (EO) entitled, “Additional Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.” This new executive order revokes EO 14026, issued by President Biden, which raised...more

Executive Order Rescindments Continue: Next Up, Federal Contractor Minimum Wage

Cozen O'Connor on 3/20/2025

On March 14, 2025, President Trump rescinded a second batch of Biden-era executive orders (EOs), including EO 14026 (Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors). Issued in 2021, EO 14026 raised the federal...more

Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Mandate Revoked

Berkshire on 3/18/2025

Federal contractor employers are no longer subject to special federal minimum wage rates for work performed on or in connection with certain federal contracts. Late last week President Trump issued what might be described as...more

2021 Labor and Employment Outlook for Manufacturers

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 1/22/2021

This week, we continue our 2021 outlook series with a focus on labor and employment. With the new Presidential administration this year, we anticipate a number of changes in labor and employment laws on the federal level....more

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