Probably, yes. As much as it is being described otherwise, this is not, strictly speaking, a "minimum wage" law. All Obama's EO does (and all he has the Constitutional authority to do) is say that the Federal government will not enter into new contracts with contractors who pay less than $10.10/hr for work done in connection with the contract. The President has pretty broad authority to determine the terms of contracts entered into by the Federal government. That authority is, of course, subject to limits imposed by law, but in this case, he is not violating those limits (e.g., he's not requiring contractors to pay less than the statutory minimum wage), but exceeding them.
Thank you. So much is discussed on EO and Obama pushing the envelope. But, if he does have this authority, then we can’t say it’s an illegal power grab. And, if we can elect a GOP president next time, that president can revoke this order.
And what do you base any of that on?