Associated Builders and Contractors of Southeast Texas, Inc. et al v. Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor and Administrator et al

  1. January 21, 2025

    DOL Pushes To Ax Challenge Against Prevailing Wage Rule

    The U.S. Department of Labor pushed against an effort by two construction groups to ax a final rule updating how prevailing wage rates are calculated under the Davis-Bacon Act, telling a Texas federal court the groups' arguments were rootless and misplaced.

  2. January 07, 2025

    Trade Orgs. Fight DOL's Bid To Ax Prevailing Wage Rule Suit

    Two construction groups pressed a Texas federal court to grant them a win in their challenge to the U.S. Department of Labor's final rule updating how prevailing wage rates are calculated under the Davis-Bacon Act, rejecting the department's argument that they couldn't sue.

  3. January 01, 2025

    Gov't Contracts Cases To Watch In 2025

    Federal courts in 2025 are expected to rehear a finding underpinning a high-profile commercial item contracting dispute, to determine the allowability of contentious labor-related clauses in federal contracts, and to decide whether to back the government's aggressive enforcement of cybersecurity regulations.

  4. December 09, 2024

    Trade Groups Unharmed By Wage Rule Changes, DOL Says

    The U.S. Department of Labor urged a Texas federal court to grant it a win in two trade associations' lawsuit over its final rule updating prevailing wage rates for federal construction projects, saying the groups can't show they are harmed by these Davis-Bacon Act changes.

  5. November 01, 2024

    Construction Groups Want Win In DBA Rule Challenge

    Two construction groups told a Texas federal court Friday that the U.S. Department of Labor's final rule updating the Davis-Bacon Act unlawfully reinstates a defunct standard and expands the statute coverage, seeking a win in their suit challenging the rule.

  6. April 10, 2024

    DOL Says Groups' Challenge To Rule Update Must Fall

    The U.S. Department of Labor pressed a Texas federal court to ax two construction groups' challenge to its rule updating the Davis-Bacon Act, arguing that they face no injury and that their suit relies heavily on speculation and fear-based claims.

  7. April 03, 2024

    Groups Fight DOL's Bid To Toss Suit Challenging Wage Rule

    A pair of construction industry trade groups urged a Texas federal court to preserve their challenge to a U.S. Department of Labor rule that revises prevailing wage calculations for federally funded projects, arguing that the rule injures both them and the firms they represent.

  8. March 21, 2024

    DOL Says Prevailing Wage Rule Hasn't Hurt Construction Orgs

    The U.S. Department of Labor asked a Texas federal court to dismiss construction industry trade organizations' bid to unwind a 2023 rule revising prevailing wage methodologies for federal construction projects, saying the groups failed to assert viable injuries.

  9. February 08, 2024

    DOL Seeks To Ax Challenge To New Davis-Bacon Rule

    The U.S. Department of Labor has asked a Texas federal judge to toss the Associated Builders and Contractors' lawsuit seeking to stop the agency from enforcing a final rule regarding prevailing wage rates for federal construction projects, saying the group didn't show how the rule would harm its members.

  10. November 16, 2023

    DOL Head's Acting Status Unlikely To Derail Davis-Bacon Rule

    A business association lawsuit challenging a U.S. Department of Labor rule that rejiggered prevailing wage requirements on the grounds that senators haven't confirmed acting Secretary Julie Su is likely to lose, observers told Law360.