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Biden to sign executive order raising federal contract workers' minimum wage to $15 an hour

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WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order Tuesday to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors, giving a pay bump to hundreds of thousands of workers.Workers who currently earn the minimum of $10.95 an hour would receive a 37% pay hike, though the increase would be rolled out gradually, according to the terms of the order.All federal agencies would need to include the higher wage in new contract offerings by Jan.

30 of 2022. By March 30, agencies would need to implement the higher wage into new contracts. The increase would also be in existing contracts that are extended.Biden administration officials said the higher wages would lead to greater worker productivity, offsetting any.

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