January 11, 2023
A recent Arizona federal court decision handing the government a win in a suit challenging a rule raising the minimum wage for federal contractors also resolves two similar lawsuits in the Tenth Circuit and in Texas federal court, the government said.
January 02, 2023
The New Year will see the U.S. Supreme Court deciding limits on the government's ability to dismiss whistleblower False Claims Act cases, while circuit courts are expected to address the limits of procurement law. Here, Law360 looks at eight cases to watch in 2023 that have the potential to significantly impact government contractors.
September 28, 2022
A Tenth Circuit panel seemed divided Wednesday on whether President Joe Biden overstepped his authority when he mandated that federal contractors' hourly minimum wage be raised to $15, as the appellate court is mulling two outdoor groups' challenge to the wage hike.
September 26, 2022
President Joe Biden’s push to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors gets its first airing before an appeals court Wednesday morning. Here, Law360 previews the arguments that judges will weigh when they gather in a Denver courtroom.
August 15, 2022
A group of 13 states asked the Tenth Circuit to allow it to participate in oral arguments in two outdoor groups' suit challenging a rule increasing federal contractors' hourly minimum wage to $15, saying they are affected by the wage hike.
July 15, 2022
Federal courts will consider several cases in the second half of 2022 that could have major impacts on government contractors, addressing issues such as the limits of the government's procurement authority and ability to dismiss whistleblower False Claims Act cases. Here, Law360 looks at the most important cases and litigation trends in the second half of the year.
July 11, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court decision on the EPA's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions doesn't back two outdoor groups' argument that a rule increasing federal contractors' hourly minimum wage to $15 is unlawful, the government told the Tenth Circuit on Monday.
July 01, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court decision on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions showed that a Biden administration rule increasing federal contractors' minimum wage to $15 an hour is illegal, two outdoor recreation groups told the Tenth Circuit.
July 01, 2022
Wage and hour cases returned to the U.S. Supreme Court after the justices skipped them last term. Meanwhile, lower courts have thwarted President Joe Biden's actions on independent contractor classification and minimum wage. Here, Law360 recaps four major rulings in the first half of 2022.
May 26, 2022
Two outdoor groups told a Tenth Circuit panel it should reject arguments from the U.S. Department of Labor that the president can raise the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour, arguing that the businesses aren't bound by the law being used to mandate the change.