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Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute Presents: Labor Day Report – 2025

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Introduction  The first eight months of the Trump administration saw dramatic changes in labor and employment policy—from civil rights to traditional labor law to immigration—with more to come as key positions at oversight...more

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Federal Contractor Hourly Minimum Wage Increased to $17.20 Starting January 1, 2024

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On January 1, 2024, the hourly minimum wage for certain federal contractor employees will increase to $17.20, according to a Notice issued by the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor (DOL) and...more

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Top Workplace Law Stories You May Have Missed from March 2023

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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...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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Corporate E-note - December 2021

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Resources - South Carolina Business License Reforms Go Into Effect January 1, 2022 - South Carolina businesses have historically been subject to business license taxes on their gross income that vary widely from...more

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Labor Department Finalizes Increase in Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors to $15 Per Hour

On November 22, the federal Department of Labor issued final regulations implementing the provisions of an executive order to raise the minimum wage for employees working on federal contracts and subcontracts to $15.00 per...more

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DOL Publishes Final Rule Implementing President Biden’s $15 Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Executive Order 14026

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The Department of Labor (DOL) has published its Final Rule implementing President Biden’s April 27, 2021, Executive Order 14026 raising the minimum wage from $10.95 an hour to $15 an hour (with increases to be published...more

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What Does The Proposed Federal Minimum Wage Mean For My Business?

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On July 22, 2021 the U.S. Department of Labor proposed a rule titled “Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors” formalizing the Biden Administration’s Executive Order 14026. The rule calls for federal contractors...more

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

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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

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Beltway Buzz - July 2021 #4

Senate Committee Examines PRO Act. On July 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing entitled “The Right to Organize: Empowering American Workers in a 21st Century...more

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100 Days of the Biden Administration, Part II: Key Labor and Employment Policy Developments

In its first 100 days in office, the Biden administration has advanced its policy priorities, many of which have involved repealing the policy accomplishments of the previous presidential administration. The Biden...more

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Hourly Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors Increases to $15.00 Starting January 30, 2022

On April 27, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to pay a minimum wage of no less than $15.00 per hour to all workers who are working on federal construction and/or...more

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Raising The Wage: Biden-Harris Administration Dramatically Increases Minimum Wage For Federal Government Contractors

In the months since President Biden took office, legislators have tried—and thus far failed—to pass legislation raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. While the debate rages on, the Biden-Harris administration has...more

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Hitting the Ground Running: The First 100 Days of the Biden Administration, and Key Takeaways for Employers

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In September 2020, then-candidate Joe Biden promised organized labor that, if elected, he would be the “strongest labor president you’ve ever had.”  In his first 100 days in office, now President Biden has acted quickly and...more

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Biden Increases Minimum Wage and Phases Out Tip Credit for Federal Contractors

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On April 27, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden issued an executive order increasing the minimum wage for workers working on or in connection with a federal government contract. Under the order, federal contractors will be...more

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Federal Contractor Employees to See Minimum Wage Increase to $15

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President Biden signed an Executive Order Tuesday that will increase the minimum wage for federal contractor employees to $15 per hour beginning in 2022 – providing a big boost in wages for many workers across the country and...more

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Beltway Buzz - March 2021 #4

Secretary of Labor Confirmed. On March 23, 2021, former Boston mayor Martin Walsh was sworn in as the 29th U.S. Senate-confirmed secretary of labor. Walsh’s nomination had been approved by the Senate just one day earlier on a...more

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Department of Labor Announces Annual Increase to Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

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On August 31, 2020, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published its annual update to the minimum wage for federal government contractors.  As of January 1, 2021, employees performing services on or in...more

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Compass: Insights And Direction For Employers – Winter 2020

With the start of a new year, in-house counsel and human resources professionals will want to be aware of what’s on the horizon for 2020 and beyond. It’s a good time for employers to take a breath and consider what issues...more

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What's On The Spring 2019 Regulatory Agenda?

It's spring, and a young person's fancy turns to . . . . . . why, the federal regulatory agenda! What else? Here are the items that I think will be of most interest to our readers....more

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Federal Contractor Minimum Wage to Increase

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  Employees on certain government contracts must be paid in accordance with the requirements of a 2014 Executive Order on Minimum Wage.  Effective January 1, 2019, the minimum wage for covered workers is...more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage and Overtime Updates (September Edition)

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September may mean saying goodbye to summer, but minimum wage and overtime developments across the country are still going strong. A nominee to lead federal wage and hour enforcement efforts has been put forward, labor...more

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Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Increase Announced – Changes Effective January 1, 2017

Monday, the Department of Labor announced an increase in the minimum wage that certain federal contractors must pay to employees. This comes as part of a planned incremental increase in the federal contractor minimum wage...more

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Minimum Wage To Increase For Many In 2016

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A number of states and local jurisdictions will raise their minimum wage in 2016; here is the latest information on what to expect in the new year....more

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Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Rises to $10.15

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The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor published in the Federal Register earlier this week its official Notice regarding an increased minimum wage for employees of federal contractors to $10.15, which is a...more

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