Minimum Wage, Trump Administration, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)

New Executive Order Rescinds the $17.75 Per Hour Federal Contractor Minimum Wage

Polsinelli on 3/26/2025

n March 14, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order rescinding eighteen (18) prior executive orders and actions, including Executive Order 14026’s substantial increase to the minimum wage for federal government...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

President Trump Revokes the Biden-Era Federal Minimum Wage for Contractors

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 3/25/2025

In recent years, presidents have attempted to impose minimum wage requirements on federal contractors without the need to go through Congress. These requirements have been in addition to the wage floors set by individual...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

Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Rescission

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 3/19/2025

On March 14, President Trump issued a new Executive Order titled “Additional Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.” In this order, the President rescinded eighteen prior Executive Orders or presidential...more

Trump Administration 2.0 — What Government Contractors Should Expect

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 12/5/2024

Although the incoming Trump administration is beginning to take shape, there is still a lot of uncertainty around the specifics of the incoming administration’s priorities. However, during his campaign, President-elect Trump...more

Top labor and employment developments in 2017 for ADG companies

Hogan Lovells on 4/19/2017

U.S. presidential administrations historically have sought to use the federal procurement system, and specifically the regulations that apply to contractors and subcontractors, as a means to implement policies that would...more

What Impact Could Trump's Election Have on Employers?

FordHarrison on 11/11/2016

The election is over. The vote is in. Donald Trump will be our 45th President. And, for the first time since 2006 (when the 109th Congress was in session during the Bush administration), come 2017, a Republican President will...more

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