Appeals Court Upholds Biden Minimum Wage Order for Federal Contractors

The ruling creates a circuit split on the matter.
Appeals Court Upholds Biden Minimum Wage Order for Federal Contractors
A man walks in front of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, La., in an undated file photograph. Jonathan Bachman/AP Photo
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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Former President Joe Biden acted within his power when he issued an order requiring federal contractors to pay their employees at least a certain amount per hour, a federal appeals court ruled on Feb. 4.

Congress, through the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, gave the president the authority to prescribe policies and directives if he determines that a policy or directive is necessary to carry out the act and if the action is consistent with the law. Prior court decisions have interpreted “necessary” as meaning indispensable, vital, essential, or requisite.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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