federal contractors
The president's plan will hike the federal government's wage floor significantly in 2022.
Republican leaders don't want to repay federal contract employees who missed wages during the shutdown.
It would have let government contractors fire LGBTQ employees in the name of religious liberty.
Why do people keep claiming "religious freedom" as a reason to discriminate?
WHAT'S HAPPENING
There's a sneaky amendment to a must-pass defense bill.
The presidential hopeful spoke to low-wage workers protesting outside the U.S. Capitol. "You are having a profound impact," he said.
Federal contractors will have to offer employees up to seven days of leave per year.
The issue is emerging as a fault line among Democratic presidential candidates.