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Ninth Circuit Panel Rejects EO 14026 Contractor Minimum Wage

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WHAT: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a split decision in Nebraska v. Su holding that Executive Order (EO) 14026, commonly known as the $15 contractor minimum wage, exceeded the President’s authority...more

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Republican AGs Take Another Bite at the Apple in Challenging Student Loan Cancellations

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11 Republican AGs filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration and the Department of Education (ED) alleging that they exceeded executive and agency authority in implementing the SAVE Plan, which provides student loan...more

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Texas Federal Court Bars Enforcement of $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors Against Three States

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President Joe Biden exceeded his authority under the Procurement Act when he issued an executive order (EO 14026) raising the minimum wage rate for employees of federal contractors to $15 per hour, a federal court in Texas...more

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DACA’s in trouble, and only Congress may be able to save it

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed a lower court ruling that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is invalid. According to the appeals court, the DACA program was...more

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Federal Judge Strikes Down FAA Mask Mandate

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Major airlines and airports are dropping their mask requirements following a federal court ruling that struck down the federal government’s mask mandates for public transportation. How Did We Get Here? The Centers for...more

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DOL Withdrawal of Trump-Era Independent Contractor Rule Held Unlawful

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) when it withdrew a Trump-era Independent Contractor Final Rule (ICFR), a Texas federal court has held. Coalition for Workforce Innovation et...more

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Trump’s Independent Contractor Regs Are In Place . . . For Now.

This week, a federal judge in Texas issued an order that effectively reinstated independent contractor regulations that were issued at the end of the Trump Administration but never took effect. As a result of the court’s...more

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Second Shoe Drops On Trump “Joint Employer” Regulations Under FLSA

On July 30, the U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule under the Administrative Procedure Act that rescinds regulatory changes that governed when “joint employer” status arises under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The...more

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Republican AGs Press Biden Administration On Expanding Energy Infrastructure

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A group of 19 Republican AGs, led by Montana AG Austin Knudsen, wrote a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to support additional energy infrastructure in the wake of the Colonial pipeline shutdown...more

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