State of Texas et al v. Biden et al

  1. 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.

  2. May 06, 2022

    20 Democratic AGs Say Biden Can Order Contractor Wage Hike

    President Joe Biden had the authority to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour, Democratic attorneys general from 19 states and the District of Columbia told a Texas federal judge, urging the court to ax a lawsuit challenging the rule implementing the wage increase.

  3. May 02, 2022

    Biden Admin. Defends Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Hike

    The Biden administration has asked a federal judge in Texas to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi alleging the president acted outside the scope of his authority when he increased the minimum wage to $15 per hour for federal contractors.

  4. February 10, 2022

    Texas, Others Fight Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Hike

    Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi filed a lawsuit against the federal government on Thursday, alleging that the Biden administration acted outside the scope of its authority when it decided to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour for federal contractors.