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2Contracts of the same kind as are covered by 

Executive Order 14026 and that were entered into, 

renewed, or extended prior to January 30, 2022, are 

generally subject to Executive Order 13658 and its 

lower minimum wage requirements. The Executive 

Order 13658 minimum wage and the cash wage 

required for tipped employees are currently $12.15 

and $8.50 per hour, respectively. See 87 FR 59468. 

3 In 1988, the reference base for the CPI–W was 

changed from 1967 = 100 to 1982–84 = 100. The 

1982–84 period was chosen to coincide with the 

updated expenditure weights which were based on 

the Consumer Expenditure Surveys for the years 

1982, 1983 and 1984. 

provides that for workers covered by 

section 2 of the order who are tipped 

employees pursuant to section 3(t) of 

the FLSA, 29 U.S.C. 203(t), the cash 

wage that must be paid by an employer 

to such workers shall be at least: (i) 

$10.50 an hour, beginning on January 

30, 2022; (ii) beginning January 1, 2023, 

85 percent of the wage in effect under 

section 2 of the order, rounded to the 

nearest multiple of $0.05; and (iii) 

beginning January 1, 2024, and for each 

subsequent year, 100 percent of the 

wage in effect under section 2 of the 

order. 86 FR 22836. Consistent with 

applicable law, if the wage required to 

be paid under the SCA, 41 U.S.C. 6701 

et seq., or any other applicable law or 

regulation is higher than the wage 

required by section 2 of the order, the 

employer must pay additional cash 

wages sufficient to meet the highest 

wage required to be paid. 86 FR 22836. 

The Executive Order 14026 minimum 

wage and the cash wage required for 

tipped employees are currently $16.20 

and $13.75 per hour, respectively.2 The 

Department announced these rates on 

September 30, 2022, and the rates took 

effect on January 1, 2023. 87 FR 59464. 

II. The 2024 Executive Order 14026 

Minimum Wage Rate 

Using the methodology set forth in 

Executive Order 14026 and summarized 

above, the Department must first 

determine the annual percentage 

increase in the CPI–W (United States 

city average, all items, not seasonally 

adjusted), as published by BLS, to 

determine the new Executive Order 

14026 minimum wage rate. In 

calculating the annual percentage 

increase in the CPI–W, the Department 

must compare the CPI–W for the most 

recent year available with the CPI–W for 

the preceding year. The Department 

therefore compares the percentage 

change in the CPI–W between the most 

recent year (i.e., the most recent four 

quarters) and the prior year (i.e., the four 

quarters preceding the most recent 

year). The Department then increases 

the current Executive Order minimum 

wage rate by the resulting annual 

percentage change and rounds to the 

nearest multiple of $0.05. 

To determine the Executive Order 

14026 minimum wage rate beginning 

January 1, 2024, the Department 

therefore calculated the CPI–W for the 

most recent year by averaging the CPI– 

W for the four most recent quarters, 

which consist of the first two quarters 

of 2023 and the last two quarters of 2022 

(i.e., July 2022 through June 2023). This 

produced an average index level of 

294.367.3 The Department then 

compared that data to the average CPI– 

W for the preceding year—277.278— 

which consists of the first two quarters 

of 2022 and the last two quarters of 2021 

(i.e., July 2021 through June 2022). 

Based on this methodology, the 

Department determined that the annual 

percentage increase in the CPI–W 

(United States city average, all items, 

not seasonally adjusted) was 6.163 

percent ((294.367 ÷ 277.278) ¥1). The 

Department then applied that annual 

percentage increase of 6.163 percent to 

the current Executive Order 14026 

minimum wage ($16.20 per hour), 

which resulted in an hourly wage rate 

of $17.198 (($16.20 × 0.06163) + $16.20); 

however, pursuant to Executive Order 

14026, the updated minimum wage rate 

must be rounded to the nearest multiple 

of $0.05. 

Accordingly, effective January 1, 

2024, the new minimum wage rate that 

must generally be paid to workers 

performing on or in connection with 

contracts covered by Executive Order 

14026 will be $17.20 per hour. 

III. Phase-Out of the Minimum Cash 

Wage for Tipped Employees 

As noted above, section 3 of Executive 

Order 14026 provides a methodology to 

determine the amount of the minimum 

hourly cash wage that must be paid to 

tipped employees performing on or in 

connection with covered contracts. In 

relevant part, section 3(a)(ii) of the 

Executive order specifies that, for 

calendar year 2024, the minimum 

hourly cash wage for tipped employees 

shall increase to 100 percent of the wage 

in effect under section 2 of the order. 

See 86 FR 22836; see also 29 CFR 

23.280(a)(1)(iii). This means that, 

beginning on January 1, 2024, 

contractors may no longer credit 

employee tips toward the Executive 

Order 14026 minimum wage, and 

tipped employees covered by Executive 

Order 14026 will be entitled to a cash 

wage of at least $17.20 per hour. 

IV. Appendices 

Appendix A to this notice provides a 

chart of the CPI–W data published by 

BLS that the Department used to 

calculate the new Executive Order 

14026 minimum wage rate based on the 

methodology explained herein. A poster 

reflecting the new Executive Order 

14026 minimum wage rate will be 

publicly available on the WHD website 

on January 1, 2024. 

Julie A. Su, 

Acting Secretary of Labor. 

Appendix A: Data Used to Determine 

Executive Order 14026 Minimum Wage 

Rate Effective January 1, 2024 

Data Source: Consumer Price Index for 

Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers 

(CPI–W) (United States city average, all 

items, not seasonally adjusted) 

Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Annual 

average 

2021Q3 to 2022Q2 267.789 268.387 269.086 271.552 273.042 273.925 276.296 278.943 283.176 284.575 288.022 292.542 277.278 

2022Q3 to 2023Q2 292.219 291.629 291.854 293.003 292.495 291.051 293.565 295.057 296.021 297.730 298.382 299.394 294.367 

Annual Percentage 

Increase ............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. 6.163% 

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will hold a two-day in-person Council 

meeting on Thursday, November 16, 

2023, 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard 

Time (EST) and Friday, November 17, 

2023, 10 a.m.–1:15 p.m., EST. 

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The event will also be streamed live via 

Zoom videoconference for those not 

able to attend in person. Registration is 

not required. Details are available on 

NCD’s event page at https://ncd.gov/ 

events/2023/upcoming-council-meeting. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Day 1—Following welcome remarks 

and introductions, Chairman Gallegos 

will host a fireside chat discussion with 

former Chair Sandra Parrino; then a 

brief break; followed by a town hall 

public comment session about housing 

concerns and opportunities; followed by 

a housing concerns panel presentation 

and questions from the Council. 

Following a lunch break, a town hall 

public comment session about 

transportation concerns and 

opportunities is followed by a 

transportation concerns panel 

presentation and questions from the 

Council; followed by a briefing on 

NCD’s upcoming progress report 

Toward Economic Security, before 

adjourning. 

Day 2—Welcome remarks and 

introductions are followed by the 

Chairman’s report; Executive Committee 

report, Executive Director’s report; 

policy updates; Council member report 

outs; a break; annual ethics training; and 

any old or new business, before 

adjourning. 

AGENDA: The times provided below are 

approximations for when each agenda 

item is anticipated to be discussed (all 

times Eastern Standard Time): 

Thursday, November 16, 2023 

9:00–9:15 a.m.—Welcome and Call to 

Order 

9:15–10:15 a.m.—Fireside Chat with 

Sandy Parrino 

10:15–10:30 a.m.—BREAK 

10:30–11:15 a.m.—Housing Concerns 

and Opportunities Town Hall 

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.—Housing 

Concerns and Opportunities Panel, 

Q&A 

12:15–1:30 p.m.—LUNCH BREAK 

1:30–2:15 p.m.—Transportation 

Concerns and Opportunities Town 

Hall 

2:15–3:15 p.m.—Transportation 

Concerns and Opportunities Panel, 

Q&A 

3:15–3:30 p.m.—BREAK 

3:30–4:30 p.m.—Toward Economic 

Security progress report briefing 

and respondent panel 

4:30 p.m.—Adjourn 

Friday, November 17, 2023 

10:00–10:05 a.m.—Welcome and Call to 

Order 

10:05–10:15 a.m.—Chairman’s Report 

10:15–10:30 a.m.—Executive Committee 

Report 

10:30–10:40 a.m.—Executive Director’s 

Report 

10:40–11:15 a.m.—Policy Updates 

11:15–11:45 a.m.—Council Member 

report outs on community outreach/ 

input 

11:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m.—BREAK 

12:00–1:00 p.m.—Annual Ethics 

Training 

1:00–1:15 p.m.—Old Business/New 

Business 

1:15 p.m.—Adjourn 

PUBLIC COMMENT: Your participation 

during NCD’s public comment period 

provides an opportunity for us to hear 

from you—individuals, businesses, 

providers, educators, parents and 

advocates. Your comments are 

important in bringing to the Council’s 

attention and issues and priorities of the 

disability community, and help inform 

open research projects the Council has 

underway as well as the potential for 

future ones. 

For the November 16 Council 

meeting, NCD will have two town hall 

format public comment sessions focused 

on housing concerns and opportunities, 

and transportation concerns and 

opportunities for people with 

disabilities. Commenters will be limited 

to three minutes each to accommodate 

as many comments as possible. 

Additional information on specifics of 

the topic is available on NCD’s public 

comment page at https://ncd.gov/publiccomment. 

The Council will prioritize in-person 

commenters, but as time permits, will 

also receive public comment by video or 

audio over Zoom, and always accepts 

advance public comments via email. 

Due to the hybrid nature of the event, 

in-person presentations will be given 

priority. 

To provide public comment during an 

NCD Council Meeting in any form (inperson or by Zoom), NCD now requires 

advanced registration by sending send 

an email to PublicComment@ncd.gov 

with the subject line ‘‘Public Comment’’ 

and your name, organization, state, and 

topic of comment included in the body 

of your email. Deadline for registration 

is November 14, 8:00 p.m. EST. Please 

indicate if you are providing the 

comment in-person, over Zoom, or only 

submitting via email. All individuals 

desiring to make public comment are 

strongly encouraged to read NCD’s 

guidelines for public comment in 

advance of the meeting at: https://

ncd.gov/public-comment. 

While public comment can be 

submitted on any topic over email, 

comments during the meeting should be 

specific to experiences with housing 

concerns and opportunities for people 

with disabilities. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Nicholas Sabula, Public Affairs 

Specialist, NCD, 1331 F Street NW, 

Suite 850, Washington, DC 20004; 202– 

272–2004 (V), or nsabula@ncd.gov. 

ACCOMMODATIONS: ASL Interpreters will 

be provided in-room and included 

during the live streamed meeting, and 

CART has been arranged for this 

meeting and will be embedded into the 

Zoom platform as well as available via 

streamtext link. The web link to access 

CART (in English) is: https://

www.streamtext.net/player?event=NCD. 

If you require additional 

accommodations, please notify Stacey 

Brown by sending an email to sbrown@

ncd.gov as soon as possible and no later 

than 24 hours prior to the meeting. 

Due to last-minute confirmations or 

cancellations, NCD may substitute items 

without advance public notice. 

Dated: September 25, 2023. 

Anne C. Sommers McIntosh, 

Executive Director. 

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