March 25, 2024
The Biden administration lacks authority to implement a $15-per-hour minimum wage for government contractors, three Southern states told the Fifth Circuit, because the Procurement Act only empowers the executive branch to trim federal expenditures.
January 31, 2024
A group of unions told the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday that better pay makes workers more efficient and President Joe Biden was therefore within his rights under federal law to set a $15-per-hour minimum wage for federal contractors.
January 30, 2024
The increased minimum wage for federal contractors doesn't have an economic impact that triggers the major questions doctrine, 22 attorneys general told the Fifth Circuit, saying a Texas district court shouldn't have relied on it.
January 29, 2024
A progressive think tank told the Fifth Circuit on Monday that increasing the minimum wage for federal contractors isn't an extraordinary move that warrants the application of the major questions doctrine, urging the court to flip a lower court's decision deeming the raise illegal.
January 22, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor and President Joe Biden said Monday it was within their authority to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 per hour, telling the Fifth Circuit the raise passes muster because paying workers higher wages creates several benefits.
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.
December 20, 2023
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.