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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor="#FAFAFA" lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Sigman, Brian <Brian.Sigman@ct.gov> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 28, 2021 2:28 PM<br><b>To:</b> Sylvestre, Alan <Alan.Sylvestre@ct.gov>; Ferron-Poole, Astread O. <Astread.Ferron-Poole@ct.gov>; David Gregoire <davidbgregoire@outlook.com>; Eileen Akers <e.g.akers@sbcglobal.net>; Katherine Guzman <kcdesign123@hotmail.com>; Mary Silverberg <marysilverfox@gmail.com>; Randa Utter (rd53utter@gmail.com) <rd53utter@gmail.com>; Samuel Pride <pride11292003@yahoo.com>; Steve Thal <stephenthalm@gmail.com>; dawgmawm@gmail.com; Steve Famiglietti <Steve.Famiglietti@oakhillct.org>; erival@comcast.net<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Executive Order 14026: Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Good afternoon Advisory Board members,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am forwarding this along to you for your information.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Brian<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> ODEP Employment First CoP <<a href="mailto:vrn@econsys.com">vrn@econsys.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 23, 2021 1:19 PM<br><b>To:</b> Sigman, Brian <<a href="mailto:Brian.Sigman@ct.gov">Brian.Sigman@ct.gov</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Executive Order 14026: Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:solid #9C6500 1.0pt;padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:10.0pt;background:#FFEB9C'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email originated from outside of the organization. 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This week, the <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Department of Labor</span></strong> published a <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feconsys.us6.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D29aa515bd6e4d1a3e196930b4%26id%3D5bf215d994%26e%3D48c5b754e8&data=04%7C01%7CBrian.Sigman%40ct.gov%7Ce60fc1b075174576f7ca08d94dfe24e6%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0%7C0%7C637626576201670879%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=RHk6oyJ%2F%2FcQYuJJiqCPSIiL5N8bCxWf12NYtIoHMHRI%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style='color:#336699'>Notice of Proposed Rulemaking</span></a> to establish standards and procedures to implement and enforce EO 14026.<br> <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>This may be of interest to you because EO 14026 ensures a $15 minimum wage for workers with disabilities performing work on or in connection with covered contracts.</span></strong><br> <br>Additionally, the EO:<br>· Increases the minimum wage for workers performing work on or in connection with covered federal contracts to $15 per hour beginning Jan. 30, 2022.<br><br>· Continues to index the federal contract minimum wage in future years to an inflation measure.<br><br>· Eliminates the tipped minimum wage for federal contract workers by 2024.<br><br>Executive Order 14026 builds on Executive Order 13658: Establishing a Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors, signed by President Obama in 2014. EO 13658 increased the hourly minimum wage to $10.10 for workers performing on or in connection with covered federal contracts, beginning Jan. 1, 2015, and the hourly minimum wage increased annually thereafter based on inflation. <br> <br>DOL invites comments on the proposed rule at <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feconsys.us6.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D29aa515bd6e4d1a3e196930b4%26id%3D7a38dcd02f%26e%3D48c5b754e8&data=04%7C01%7CBrian.Sigman%40ct.gov%7Ce60fc1b075174576f7ca08d94dfe24e6%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0%7C0%7C637626576201680836%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=fIErTCIKi9s2qMY0GM8BGDqW0m1CP%2FbEPLn5giDyA38%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style='color:#336699'>https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/07/22/2021-15348/increasing-the-minimum-wage-for-federal-contractors#open-comment</span></a>. 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