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10 Prevailing Wage Pitfalls Prime Contractors Can’t Ignore (And How to Stay Ahead)

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Complying with prevailing wage laws is essential for prime contractors working on public projects. This ensures the smooth execution of projects and protects your company’s reputation and financial stability....more

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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

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President Trump Ends $15-Per-Hour Contractor Minimum Wage Rate After Filing a Brief Defending Power to Set the Minimum Wage

On March 14, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14236—“Additional Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions”—revoking eighteen executive orders and actions issued by former president Joe Biden....more

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Trump Administration's DOL Pauses Litigation of Biden-Era Rule Expanding Davis-Bacon Act Coverage

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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

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Do You Know What to Pay Your Work Force? New Decision Invalidates the Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Rule

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Employers with Federal contracts have experienced unique challenges in the past few years—from navigating the Federal contractor vaccine mandate to new rules related to sick leave and time off. One of the most significant...more

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The Davis-Bacon Act as Applied to GSA Leasing

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The intersection of the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) and General Services Administration (GSA) leasing has undergone significant changes over the past year, raising important issues for lessors, legal practitioners and government...more

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Contractor’s Guide to the Revised Davis-Bacon Act Regulations

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Did the 2023 update to the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, which apply to contractors and subcontractors performing on certain federally funded or assisted contracts, appropriately modernize or unduly expand the Davis Bacon...more

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Federal Court Invalidates Parts of the US DOL’s Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) Rule – Particularly Impacting the Transportation of Supplies...

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On June 24, 2024, a federal district court judge enjoined parts of the United States Department of Labor’s (US DOL's) August 23, 2023 prevailing wage rule that greatly expanded the definition of “construction” on federal...more

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Court Enjoins Key Provisions of Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Final Rule for Construction Contractors

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A federal judge in Texas has blocked the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing several provisions of its prevailing wage final rule under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBA) for construction contractors. Associated...more

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Davis-Bacon Wage Updates Curtailed by Court Decision

On June 24, a U.S. District Judge blocked portions of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new rule updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (DBRA). The DBRA covers all federally funded public works projects valued at...more

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Reign It In: Federal Court Enjoins DOL's Expansion of Davis-Bacon Coverage

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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

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Major Changes Now in Effect to Davis-Bacon and Related Acts

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For the first time in almost 40 years, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has finalized comprehensive changes to regulations covering the Davis-Bacon Act (“DBA”) and 70 “DBA Related Acts,” federal wage regulations that...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

OP-ED: A Revamp of Federal Regulations: Davis-Bacon Act Updates

In August, the United States Department of Labor issued the most comprehensive updates to the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts in more than 40 years. The final rule went into effect on Oct. 23. Originally enacted in 1931,...more

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Construction Industry Groups Challenge DOL’s New DBRA Regulations

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Less than a month after taking effect, the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) broad changes to the regulations implementing Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (“DBRA”) are facing legal challenges in two federal courts. These newly-filed...more

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Davis-Bacon Act Regulation Updates: Subcontractor Flow-Down Requirements

On August 23, 2023, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a final rule updating regulations issued under the Davis-Bacon Act. This is the DOL’s first comprehensive update to the Davis-Bacon Act regulations in...more

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Davis-Bacon Act Regulation Updates: Post-Award Determinations and Wage Determination

On August 23, 2023, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a final rule updating regulations issued under the Davis-Bacon Act. This is the DOL’s first comprehensive update to the Davis-Bacon Act regulations in...more

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Davis-Bacon Act Regulation Updates: Incorporation of Wage Determination into Contracts

On August 23, 2023, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a final rule updating regulations issued under the Davis-Bacon Act. This is the DOL’s first comprehensive update to the Davis-Bacon Act regulations in...more

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Federal Contractor Hourly Minimum Wage Increased to $17.20 Starting January 1, 2024

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On January 1, 2024, the hourly minimum wage for certain federal contractor employees will increase to $17.20, according to a Notice issued by the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor (DOL) and...more

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[Webinar] 2023 Federal Infrastructure Series - Prevailing Wage and Labor & Employment Update - October 5th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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Please join us for our first fall 2023 episode of Wiley’s Federal Infrastructure Webinar Series, a series of webinars that will bring together attorneys from across the firm to discuss current developments relating to the...more

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Construction Wage Requirements on Federally Funded Projects: New Labor Department Rule Updates Davis-Bacon Wage Requirements...

Developers and owners who obtain federal funds on construction projects and those contractors and trades performing work have long understood the impact of the Davis-Bacon Act (“DBA”) on their projects, particularly as it...more

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More Legal Mandates & Changes Impacting the U.S. Construction Industry: Department of Labor’s Updated Davis-Bacon & Related Acts...

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Hold onto your hard hat! What you thought you knew about federal Davis-Bacon prevailing wage law is changing --- substantially changing decades of well-established rules, precedent and interpretations as to the applicability...more

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Labor Department’s Davis-Bacon Act Final Rule: Changes for Federal Contractors

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations final rule includes hundreds of pages of changes to the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) standards and is estimated to impact over...more

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Navigating Treasury's proposed regulations on prevailing wage and apprenticeship for clean energy projects

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The Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued proposed regulations on August 29, 2023 for prevailing wage and apprenticeship (“PWA”) requirements applicable to clean energy projects...more

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IRS Proposed Regulations and DOL Guidance Clarify Certain Aspects of the Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements

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The U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) and IRS issued proposed regulations (“Proposed Regulations”) on August 29, 2023, regarding increased credit or deduction amounts available under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022...more

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How to Comply with Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements Under the IRA

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Under the Inflation Reduction Act, employers claiming the available tax credits must pay Davis-Bacon prevailing wages, and meet certain apprenticeship requirements, to claim enhanced tax credits. As eligible projects take...more

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