Fri
Jan 22 2021
04:32 pm
... 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, while the required minimum cash wage that generally must be paid to tipped employees performing work on or in connection with covered contracts will increase to $7.65 per hour
Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors, Notice of Rate Change in Effect as of January 1, 2021
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