Changes to the Gig-Contractor Rule: Biden Administration Poised to Freeze New Rule From Taking Effect

The Department of Labor on January 7, 2021 posted a final rule regarding the classification of so-called “gig contractors.”  The final rule is set to take effect on March 8, 2021. A big question mark looms over whether this rule will actually take effect. The incoming Biden administration, as most incoming administrations have done, intends to freeze all pending regulations which have yet to take effect.

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For 2020, DOL Raises Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors to $10.80

The Department of Labor annually increases the minimum wage for federal contractor employees in accordance with Executive Order 13658. It recently noticed, via the Federal Register, that the 2020 minimum wage for most of these employees will increase from $10.60 to $10.80. For tipped employees, the cash wage will increase from $7.40 to $7.55.

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