Biden Orders $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Employees, Overrides Trump Orders

Biden Orders $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Employees, Overrides Trump Orders
President Joe Biden prepares to sign a series of orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Jan. 20, 2021. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order that requires federal contractors to pay at least $15 per hour and provide employees with emergency paid leave.

The order instructs the Office of Personnel Management to develop recommendations to agencies that would ensure as many employees as possible get a $15 per hour minimum wage.