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DOL Resurrects PAID Program: Employers Can Self-Report, Resolve Violations

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The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has relaunched its voluntary Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program, the agency announced July 24, 2025. The PAID program is an opportunity for employers...more

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Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Requirements: Are all employees entitled to a raise?

On April 27, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order (E.O.) 14026, which raised the minimum wage paid by government contractors to workers performing work “on or in connection with” covered federal contracts. As of...more

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Federal contractor $15 minimum wage now effective

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The Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule implementing Executive Order 14026 (EO), which raises the minimum hourly wage from $10.95 to $15.00 for certain workers working on or in connection with covered federal contracts and...more

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2021 Wage & Hour Developments: A Year in Review

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In 2021, wage and hour laws continued to change and develop, expanding in some areas and contracting in others. In “2021 Wage & Hour Developments: A Year in Review,” we look back on significant wage and hour developments at...more

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For Federal Contractors, New Year Rings in New Minimum Wage Requirements

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As of January 30, 2022, thousands of federal contractors and subcontractors will be required to raise the minimum wage for employees who work on or in connection with a covered federal contract. Specifically, pursuant to...more

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Contractor minimum wage to increase on January 30

The new floor is $15 an hour. The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor published its final rule implementing regulations under Executive Order 14026 (Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal...more

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DoL Rule Increases Minimum Wage to $15 for Many Federal Contractors

Through a proposed rule published on July 22, 2021, the Department of Labor is implementing Executive Order 14026. The new rule and Executive Order will require federal service, construction contractors and subcontractors to...more

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Proposed Rule Issued On Minimum Wage Increase For Federal Contractors

Déjà vu! As we previously reported, President Biden signed Executive Order 14026 on April 27, to increase the minimum wage for some federal contractors. The U.S. Department of Labor has now issued proposed regulations to...more

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Biden Administration Raises Minimum Wage For Federal Government Contractors As Congress Mulls $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan

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On April 27, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order (the “Order”) increasing the minimum wage for Federal Government contractors and subcontractors from $10.95 per hour to $15.00 per hour. The text of the Order is...more

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Minimum Wage For Some Federal Contractors Increasing To $15

Some employees will be getting a raise. President Biden issued an Executive Order increasing the minimum wage for certain federal contractors to $15 per hour. Similar to President Obama’s Executive Order 13658, which set a...more

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Labor Department Guidance On Mandatory Postings Poses Challenges for Remote Workplaces

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Where should an employer post federally required posters when many or most employees are working remotely? The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) recently released a Wage and Hour field assistance bulletin on December 23...more

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FLSA Implications of the Coronavirus Pandemic

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On March 10, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued guidelines that address many Fair Labor Standards Act issues that have arisen due to the COVID 19 pandemic. This Alert identifies some of the highlights.ny...more

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DOL Clarifies the Exempt Nature of Participation in the Department of Defense’s Skill Bridge Program

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In 2013 the United States Department of Defense founded Skill Bridge, a program that partners the U.S. Armed Forces with private employers to provide internships to active duty service members during their last six months of...more

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The Big Miss: When Job Misclassification Strikes Hard

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Everywhere you look companies are being hit hard with claims of misclassification of workers under labor regulations. So far in August 2019, Department of Labor (DOL) has announced over $2 Million in damages paid to...more

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U.S. DOL Issues Three New Opinion Letters

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) released three new opinion letters last week that address various compliance requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In its accompanying press...more

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Compliance with Executive Order 13706 – Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors

Executive Order (“EO”) 13076, signed by President Barack Obama on September 7, 2015, established paid sick leave for federal contractors. Specifically, this EO requires certain parties that contract with the Federal...more

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PilieroMazza Legal Advisor - Second Quarter 2017

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Special Labor and Employment Issue - This issue of the Legal Advisor is a special edition focusing entirely on Labor and Employment topics. The articles in this issue highlight challenges we often encounter and help...more

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Post No Bills? Employers Have To Post Plenty!

This year is ending with quite a few changes in various federal workplace posters. To ensure that employers, especially federal contractors, have kept up with the required changes, here is a summary: - Federal 6-in-1...more

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Changes to FLSA White Collar Exemptions Raise Questions About Service Contract Act Compliance

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rule that updates the overtime regulations for executive, administrative and professional employees (the "white collar exemptions") under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is set to take...more

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Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors

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On September 30, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released the Final Rule Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors. The Final Rule requires some federal contractors and subcontractors to provide up to...more

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Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Implementing Executive Order Requiring Paid Sick Leave for Employees of Federal Contractors

On September 29, 2016, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued regulations (the “final rule”) implementing Executive Order 13706, which requires federal contractors to provide paid sick leave to their employees. According to...more

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No Rest for the Weary: Breaking Down DOL’s New Paid Sick Leave Mandate for Federal Contractors

The regulatory onslaught for federal contractors just won’t stop. The “contractor blacklisting” regulations implementing Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces are set to take effect by the end of this month....more

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Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Regulation, a/k/a Federal Contractor Blacklisting Regulation

On July 31, 2014, without much public attention, President Obama issued a far-reaching Executive Order, No. 13673, which requires bidders on federal contracts to disclose adverse labor law decisions under more than a dozen...more

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DOL Issues Final Rule Requiring Covered Federal Contractors to Provide Paid Sick Leave

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Covered federal contractors must provide their employees a minimum of 56 hours of paid sick leave per year, pursuant to a final rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on September 30, 2016. The new paid sick leave...more

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Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Requiring Federal Contractors to Provide Paid Sick Leave

On September 30, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) published the Final Rule implementing President Obama’s 2015 Executive Order 13706, “Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors” (EO 13706) requiring federal...more

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