The states argue that the wage hike will add pressure on top of the current burden of inflation on top of economic weakness.
for any federal contractor to $15 per hour and overtime wages if employees work more than 40 hours per week. The Department of Labor also has the power to increase wages yearly.
"As inflation skyrockets and the economy lags thanks to this Administration’s policies, Joe Biden decides to wreck it further by drastically increasing the federal minimum wage by executive fiat," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton told FOX Business. "I won’t let it happen. That’s why I’m suing him once again."Paxton has taken issue with Biden on a wide range of issues, leading to 20 other lawsuits against the administration.
But he has taken a stand on the minimum wage issue as he believes it is another step in Biden’s "lawless, radical agenda."
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