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Democratic AGs file brief supporting $15 minimum wage for federal contractors

By Joe Mueller, The Center Square
Published January 31, 2024 8:11am ET
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Democratic AGs file brief supporting $15 minimum wage for federal contractors
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(The Center Square) – A group of 22 Democratic attorneys general is urging a federal appeals court to allow the federal government to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour for some federal contractors.

President Joe Biden’s executive order in April 2021 increased the minimum wage, which was set at $10.10 per hour in 2014. The U.S. Department of Labor made a final ruling to implement the increase in November 2021.

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