Remarks on Signing an Executive Order Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors.

The article preents a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama delivered on February 12, 2014. He discussed the Executive Order he signed that mandates the increase in the minimum wage of contract employees to 10.10 U.S. dollar an hour effective January 2015. He shared that the owners of small and large businesses are acknowledging the correlation between fair wages and higher profits. He explained that the Executive Order also extends to Americans with disabilities.