On February 19, 2025, Judge James Wesley Hendrix for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted a 90-day stay of ongoing litigation, challenging a Biden-era rule implementing significant...more
This past year, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) implemented significant amendments to the Davis-Bacon Act (“DBA”) regulations in a final rule that became effective in October 2023. The amendments significantly expanded the...more
This past year, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) implemented significant amendments to the Davis-Bacon Act (“DBA”) regulations in a final rule that became effective in October 2023. The amendments significantly expanded the...more
Last week, in a case of first impression, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (“CBCA”) denied a federal contractor’s request for a contract adjustment to account for a change to the local county’s minimum wage rate, which...more
Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys Gunjan Talati, Chris Caiaccio, and Drew Williamson, in collaboration with Federal Publication Seminars, presented the webinar titled “Understanding and Complying with the Department of Labor’s...more
The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) finalized a rule today changing how prevailing wage rates are calculated on federal contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act and related regulations....more
Earlier today the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its much-anticipated proposed rule that would update the test for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under federal wage law...more
10/12/2022
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