To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On April 27, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14026 requiring contractors to pay a minimum wage of $15.00 per hour beginning January 30, 2022, on contracts entered into, contracts renewed or extended, and options exercised on or after January 30, 2022.
The new Executive Order is patterned on a February 12, 2014, Executive Order issued by President Obama which affected the same group of workers, and increased the then minimum wage for federal contract employees to $10.10 (a redline is here). Implementing Regulations are due by November 24, 2021. To Whom Does the Executive Order Apply? The Order applies to all federal contractor employees working on or in connection with a federal government: procurement contract for services or construction; contract for services covered by the Service Contract Act; concessions contract; or contract in connection with Federal property or lands and related to offering services — and “contract-like instruments” for the same. As noted by the White House Fact Sheet, this includes workers such as cleaning professionals and maintenance workers who ensure federal employees have safe and clean places to work, nursing assistants who care for veterans, military food-service employees, and laborers who build and repair federal infrastructure.