Tour Operator Sues Biden Administration for Applying Minimum Wage Hike to Noncontractors

Tour Operator Sues Biden Administration for Applying Minimum Wage Hike to Noncontractors
Pacific Legal Foundation attorney Caleb Kruckenberg courtesy Pacific Legal Foundation
Matthew Vadum
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A Colorado-based adventure tour operator is suing the Biden administration for trying to force his company to pay its employees $15 per hour starting next month, a rate of compensation that the company’s founder says would drive his business into bankruptcy.

Entrepreneur Duke Bradford founded Arkansas Valley Adventures (AVA) in 1998. Currently, the company has 250 employees who provide outdoor experiences throughout the year, including guided, multi-day river rafting wilderness trips.