The Proposed Federal Covid-19 Relief Bill Includes A $15 Minimum Wage Hike And Elimination Of The Tip Credit. Will Those Provisions Survive?

Making good on President Biden’s campaign promise, the House of Representatives has included in its $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill, known as the “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021,” revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 and has not increased since 2009......
By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

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