To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: It has been just one month since the inauguration of Joseph Biden as the 46th president of the United States, and he has been moving quickly to change the wage and hour landscape. This Lightbulb illuminates some of the more important developments affecting wage and hour law taken during the first 30 days of the Biden administration. Fight for $15. The Biden administration made clear that increasing the minimum wage to $15 is a top priority. The proposed increase was included in President Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill and in the legislation introduced in the House on February 19, although President Biden has acknowledged that the minimum wage proposal might not be included in the final bill. On January 22, President Biden issued an executive order directing the Office of Personnel Management to report recommendations to adopt a $15 minimum wage for federal employees. He also indicated that he supports requiring federal contractors to pay a $15 per hour minimum wage. Meanwhile, on January 26, Democrats in the House and Senate introduced the Raise the Wage Act of 2021, which would raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2025.