News & Analysis as of

Minimum Wage Executive Orders Administrative Procedure Act

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Negates Ruling on Federal Contractor Minimum Wage

On March 28, 2025, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated its previous ruling that permitted a $15 per hour minimum wage for federal contractors, shortly after President Donald Trump revoked the Biden administration rule...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Fifth Circuit Delivers Boast to Presidential Authority Under the FPASA

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on

On February 4, the Fifth Circuit Court overturned a September 2023 order from a Texas trial court finding President Biden lacked the authority under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (FPASA or Act) to...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Uncertainty for Federal Contractors: Circuits Split as Fifth Circuit Upholds Minimum Wage Mandate

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reversed a Texas federal court’s decision that invalidated President Joe Biden’s executive order increasing the hourly minimum wage for employees of federal contractors. The...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Fifth Circuit Upholds Minimum Wage Rate for Federal Contractors

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently found the Biden administration operated within its authority when it raised the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 per hour in 2022. This represents a relatively rare win...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Fifth Circuit Reverses Injunction on Federal Contractor Minimum Wage

On February 4, in Texas v. President Trump & Department of Labor, a Fifth Circuit panel reversed a permanent injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The injunction prohibited the...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Ninth Circuit Panel Rejects EO 14026 Contractor Minimum Wage

Wiley Rein LLP on

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

Jackson Lewis P.C.

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

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

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

7 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide