In 2017, government contractors must comply with two new requirements for their employees: an increased minimum wage rate and paid sick leave.

On September 20, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that the minimum wage for government contractors will be increased to $10.15 an hour for 2017, up from $10.10 an hour during 2016. (The minimum wage for non-government contractors remains at $7.25 an hour.)

On September 29, 2016, DOL announced the final rule about how employees of government contractors must be given 7 days (56 hours) of paid sick leave annually.

Here is a summary of the key points of the final rule:

Contractors should begin to review the sick-leave requirements right away so that they are prepared to implement the required record keeping that will begin on January 1, 2017.

See these earlier posts about employment rule:

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