February 28, 2024
The Ninth Circuit has said the U.S. Department of Labor was legally able to use data for a higher-paid Nevada region when it sorted out prevailing wages in the state, turning down a bid by three construction industry-related organizations to consider geographic limitations for wages.
March 24, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor told the Ninth Circuit it used a reasonable method to determine prevailing wage rates in Nevada when it used data for a higher-paid region of the state, arguing it couldn't collect enough information from a wage survey of the relevant region.
January 20, 2023
A trio of construction industry-related organizations called on the Ninth Circuit to reverse a lower court's approval of the U.S. Department of Labor's calculation of prevailing wages in Nevada using data from a higher-paid region of the state.