April 04, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor told the Ninth Circuit that President Joe Biden had the authority to raise the hourly minimum wage for federal contractors to $15, arguing Thursday that well-settled law confirms that the Procurement Act gives the president broad authority.
March 22, 2024
Four states told the Ninth Circuit that the Biden administration's implementation of a $15-per-hour minimum wage for federal contractors was unlawful, arguing that the government misinterpreted a statement of statutory purpose as a mandate for broad regulatory authority.
March 08, 2024
A Ninth Circuit panel asked four states and the U.S. Department of Labor to file additional briefs tackling whether the states waived one of their arguments while challenging a higher hourly minimum wage for federal contractors.
February 06, 2024
A Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday appeared to push back against the federal government's argument that the U.S. Department of Labor's federal contract worker minimum wage rule is lawful because it promotes economy and efficiency.
January 01, 2024
Federal courts in 2024 are set to decide on important aspects of federal contracting law, such as whether setting minimum wage requirements fits within the president’s procurement authority, and how far a federal preference for buying commercial items stretches. Here, Law360 previews key cases that government contractors should have on their radar this year.
October 12, 2023
The Republican attorneys general of four states continued to push the Ninth Circuit to vacate an Arizona federal judge's ruling that President Joe Biden had the power to raise federal contractors' minimum wage to $15 an hour, saying only Congress has the authority to enact those statutes.
October 06, 2023
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.
August 29, 2023
The major questions doctrine doesn't apply to the U.S. Department of Labor's implementation of a wage bump for federal contractors, 22 states and the District of Columbia told the Ninth Circuit, arguing the increase doesn't trigger significant economic and political dilemmas.
August 22, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor said increasing the hourly minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 bolstered the economy and fell within its authority, urging the Ninth Circuit to keep an Arizona federal court's decision keeping the wage bump in place.
July 17, 2023
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.