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  1. May 02, 2022

    Wage Cases May Signal Feds' Strategy In Mask Mandate Appeal

    The Biden administration's arguments in recent wage cases at federal appeals courts could hint at how the government might handle its Eleventh Circuit appeal in the transportation mask mandate case, attorneys said. As the mandate reaches its original expiration date, Law360 looks at how past cases forecast what could come next in the mask appeal.

  2. April 28, 2022

    Unions, States Ask 10th Circ. To Back Contractor Wage Hike

    A coalition of unions and nonprofits has encouraged the Tenth Circuit to allow enforcement of regulations increasing federal contractors' minimum hourly wage to $15, telling the court a federal judge rightly shot down a group of Colorado outdoor adventure companies' request to block the policy.

  3. April 20, 2022

    DOL Urges 10th Circ. Not To Block Contractor Wage Hike Rule

    The U.S. Department of Labor urged the Tenth Circuit on Wednesday not to block the agency from applying a rule raising federal contractor employees' minimum wage to seasonal recreational companies, saying the businesses are unlikely to succeed in their challenge to the higher pay.

  4. April 13, 2022

    Labor Department Rules Are Reshaping Wage Enforcement

    Since President Joe Biden took office, the U.S. Department of Labor has been busy undoing the previous administration’s actions and establishing its regulations. From tipped minimum wage to joint employer liability and independent contractor classification, here are six rules that have kept the Biden administration busy.

  5. March 22, 2022

    13 AGs Ask 10th Circ. To Block Federal Contractor Wage Hike

    President Joe Biden didn't have the authority to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour, 13 state attorneys general told the Tenth Circuit on Tuesday, urging the appellate court to grant two outdoor guide companies' bid to stop the rule.

  6. March 15, 2022

    Outdoor Cos. Tell 10th Circ. To Spare Them From Wage Hike

    Two outdoor guide companies told the Tenth Circuit that they should not fall under a Biden administration rule increasing the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour, arguing they aren't government contractors and the rule will hurt them financially.

  7. February 28, 2022

    3 Ways To Navigate 10th Circ. Federal Contractor Wage Ruling

    Most federal contractors should continue complying with a Biden rule increasing the minimum wage for federal contract workers to $15 an hour, in the wake of the Tenth Circuit order temporarily halting the rule’s application to certain employers, attorneys said. Here, Law360 offers tips about how federal contractors should navigate the requirements now.

  8. February 17, 2022

    10th Circ. Bars Wage Hike For Outdoor Cos. Pending Appeal

    The Tenth Circuit blocked the federal government on Thursday from enforcing a rule raising federal contractor employees' minimum wage to $15 an hour against seasonal recreational companies while an appeal over a district court's denial of an injunction plays out.

  9. February 14, 2022

    Gov't Asks 10th Circ. To Let Contractor Wage Hike Proceed

    The federal government is urging the Tenth Circuit to shoot down a bid from a group of outdoor companies to halt the enactment of a $15 minimum wage for federal contractors, arguing that the group hasn't met the requirements to prove the pause is warranted.

  10. February 14, 2022

    10th Circ. Could Back Or Bust Federal Contractor Wage Hike

    A lawsuit by outfitters on federal lands challenging a newly effective Biden administration rule raising the minimum wage for federal contract workers is before the Tenth Circuit, where a panel could decide the fate of the increase that the government has said will affect 327,000 workers. Here, Law360 explores how the case could proceed.