5 States Sue Biden Over Minimum Wage Increase for Federal Contractors

5 States Sue Biden Over Minimum Wage Increase for Federal Contractors
President Joe Biden at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, on Feb. 8, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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Five U.S. states are suing the Biden administration over its new minimum wage hike that requires federal agencies to pay contractors $15 per hour.

The change went into effect on Jan. 30, covering some 500,000 businesses that employ one-fifth of the entire U.S. labor force.

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