DOL Notice Of Increase Minimum Wage For Those Individuals Involved In Contracts With The Government

Scott Marks | Government Affairs Manager | TIA

February 12, 2014: President Barack Obama signs and issues Executive Order 13658. This order raises the wages of those individuals who are used to facilitate contracts with Government entities. This minimum wage was to be $10.10 at the time of the Executive order.

On September 19, 2019, the Department of Labor published an additional Notice in the Federal Register to announce that, the notice stated beginning January 1, 2020, the Executive Order 13658 minimum wage rate is increased to $10.80 per hour (84 FR 49345). This Executive Order minimum wage rate generally must be paid to workers performing work on or in connection with covered contracts.

In order to stay competitive, keeping up with inflation and deter constant turnover among employees, moving forward on, Jan 1, 2021 “workers performing work on or in connection with federal contracts covered by the aforementioned Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (the Executive Order or the Order), beginning January 1, 2021. Beginning on that date, the Executive Order minimum wage rate that generally must be paid to workers performing work on or in connection with covered contracts will increase to $10.95 per hour.”

For the TIA Members who handle government freight, if they have sales associates that they use to enter contracts with the Government, they would have to pay them the updated rate of $10.95. Please find the Department of Labor (DOL) poster that outlines the new regulations here or view the newly released rule here.

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