Biden’s $15 minimum wage for federal contractors blocked by US judge

[1/2] U.S. President Joe Biden smiles as he is greeted after arriving at Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View, California, U.S., September 26, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
Sept 27 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Texas has ruled that President Joe Biden lacked the power to order U.S. government contractors to pay workers a minimum wage of $15 an hour, and blocked the plan from being enforced in three states.
In a ruling late on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton in Victoria decided that because the Democratic president’s 2021 executive order potentially affects millions of workers and has