{"id":251698,"date":"2021-07-24T17:34:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T12:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=251698"},"modified":"2021-07-24T17:57:03","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T12:27:03","slug":"us-department-of-labor-announces-proposed-rule-making-to-implement-executive-order-increase-wages-for-workers-on-government-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2021\/07\/24\/us-department-of-labor-announces-proposed-rule-making-to-implement-executive-order-increase-wages-for-workers-on-government-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"US Department of Labor announces proposed rule-making to implement executive order, increase wages for workers on government contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On July 21, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/public-inspection\/2021-15348\/increasing-the-minimum-wage-for-federal-contractors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Proposed Rulemaking<\/a> to establish standards and procedures to implement and enforce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/04\/27\/executive-order-on-increasing-the-minimum-wage-for-federal-contractors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Executive Order 14026<\/a>, \u201cIncreasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors,\u201d signed by President on April 27, 2021.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This Executive Order will:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"usa-list\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Increase the minimum wage for workers performing work on or in connection with covered federal contracts to $15 per hour beginning Jan. 30, 2022.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Continue to index the federal contract minimum wage in future years to an inflation measure.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eliminate the tipped minimum wage for federal contract workers by 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