Contractors at Federal Parks Excluded From Wage Rule (1)

Some seasonal workers who lead guided tours through federal parks are excluded from minimum wage requirements instituted in 2014, under a new rule unveiled by the Labor Department Sept. 25.

The DOL’s rule, to be published in the Federal Register Sept. 26, covers employers who have permits to take tourists on excursions on federal lands. It implements an executive order President Donald Trump signed in May.

The federal minimum wage is $7.25. Former President Barack Obama’s 2014 executive order required federal contractors to pay a $10.10 hourly minimum wage as well as annual inflation-based increases. That hourly minimum has since ...