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  1. December 20, 2023

    Top Government Contract Cases Of 2023: Year In Review

    Courts have decided a number of consequential cases affecting government contractors this year, including the Federal Circuit overhauling its jurisdictional jurisprudence and a Texas federal judge once again questioning the scope of the president's procurement authority. Here, Law360 explores several of the top government contracts-related rulings in 2023.

  2. November 27, 2023

    DOL Turns To 5th Circ. On Contractors' Min. Wage Ruling

    The U.S. Department of Labor will challenge a Texas federal judge's decision ruling that President Joe Biden couldn't increase the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 per hour, making it the third such case to land at an appeals court.

  3. October 06, 2023

    3 Ways Fed. Contractor Minimum Wage Debate Could Play Out

    A U.S. Department of Labor rule raising the minimum wage for federal contract workers has an uncertain fate, as cases challenging the rule unfold in the Ninth and Tenth circuits and another appears on its way to the Fifth Circuit. Here, Law360 explores three ways the cases could go.

  4. September 26, 2023

    Texas Judge Strikes Down $15 Fed. Wage Law In 3 States

    A Texas federal judge on Tuesday held that President Joe Biden acted beyond his authority when he raised the minimum wage to $15 per hour for federal contractors, saying that Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi no longer must comply with the requirement while declining to extend the ruling nationwide.

  5. July 17, 2023

    Gov't Contracts Cases To Watch In 2023's Second Half

    After a consequential start to the year, the rest of 2023 is expected to usher in challenges to a minimum wage rule with implications for the president's authority as well as disputes over a heavily protested governmentwide procurement. Here, Law360 previews key lawsuits that attorneys for government contractors have on their radar.

  6. May 26, 2023

    Where DOL Stands In Crafting, Defending Wage-Hour Rules

    The U.S. Department of Labor has rolled out plans for rules addressing specific topics such as overtime, minimum wage and tipped workers, as well as broader issues such as how to decide whether wage and hour protections even apply. Here, Law360 reviews the status of the Wage and Hour Division's rulemaking.

  7. January 27, 2023

    Contractors Nervously Await 10th Circ. Wage Rule Decision

    One year after the implementation of a U.S. Department of Labor rule raising the hourly minimum wage for federal contract workers to $15, employers have had to adjust to the change, even as part of the regulation is on hold pending a Tenth Circuit ruling. Here, Law360 explores the status of the rule a year later.

  8. January 24, 2023

    Biden Wage Rules Meet A Suspicious Judiciary

    Recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings reining in federal agencies that overstep their mandate from Congress are likely to be the anchor of legal challenges to recent Wage and Hour Division rules, former agency officials told Law360.

  9. January 11, 2023

    Gov't Says Ariz. Ruling Solves Contractor Wage Hike Disputes

    A recent Arizona federal court decision handing the government a win in a suit challenging a rule raising the minimum wage for federal contractors also resolves two similar lawsuits in the Tenth Circuit and in Texas federal court, the government said.

  10. May 09, 2022

    Labor Groups Rally To Defend Biden's Contractor Wage Hike

    A group of labor organizations and unions urged two federal judges to toss a pair of lawsuits challenging President Joe Biden's executive order raising the minimum wage for federal contractors, saying the president has the power to mandate the wage hike under federal procurement law.

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