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.
June 27, 2023
Two business nonprofits joined four Republican attorneys general in their effort to convince the Ninth Circuit to overturn an Arizona federal judge's ruling allowing the government to raise federal contractors' minimum wage to $15 an hour, arguing Tuesday that it would harm small businesses's bottom lines.
June 21, 2023
The Republican attorneys general of four states urged the Ninth Circuit to overturn an Arizona federal judge's ruling that President Joe Biden had the power to raise federal contractors' minimum wage to $15 an hour, arguing the policy goes beyond his authority and would cost the government billions.
May 26, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor has rolled out plans for rules addressing specific topics such as overtime, minimum wage and tipped workers, as well as broader issues such as how to decide whether wage and hour protections even apply. Here, Law360 reviews the status of the Wage and Hour Division's rulemaking.