NT Lakis, on behalf of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC) has filed written comments with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on the agency’s proposed regulations to implement President Biden’s new Executive Order (E.O.) 14026 mandating a minimum wage of $15.00 per hour on certain federal contracts and for certain contract workers.
As discussed in more detail below, CWC’s comments focus on the technical aspects of implementing and complying with E.O. 14026 and not the content of the policies incorporated in the E.O. itself, including whether it is appropriate to arbitrarily increase the federal contractor minimum wage to $15.00 per hour and index it to inflation or phase out the use of the tip credit. As a practical matter, because DOL cannot alter the policy goals established by the E.O. but instead must implement them, we focus on those matters that DOL does have the authority to control with an aim of easing a covered contractor’s compliance burden to the maximum extent possible.
Members of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC) can read more here.