April 20, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor urged the Tenth Circuit on Wednesday not to block the agency from applying a rule raising federal contractor employees' minimum wage to seasonal recreational companies, saying the businesses are unlikely to succeed in their challenge to the higher pay.
April 13, 2022
Since President Joe Biden took office, the U.S. Department of Labor has been busy undoing the previous administration’s actions and establishing its regulations. From tipped minimum wage to joint employer liability and independent contractor classification, here are six rules that have kept the Biden administration busy.
March 22, 2022
President Joe Biden didn't have the authority to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour, 13 state attorneys general told the Tenth Circuit on Tuesday, urging the appellate court to grant two outdoor guide companies' bid to stop the rule.
March 15, 2022
Two outdoor guide companies told the Tenth Circuit that they should not fall under a Biden administration rule increasing the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour, arguing they aren't government contractors and the rule will hurt them financially.
February 28, 2022
Most federal contractors should continue complying with a Biden rule increasing the minimum wage for federal contract workers to $15 an hour, in the wake of the Tenth Circuit order temporarily halting the rule’s application to certain employers, attorneys said. Here, Law360 offers tips about how federal contractors should navigate the requirements now.
February 17, 2022
The Tenth Circuit blocked the federal government on Thursday from enforcing a rule raising federal contractor employees' minimum wage to $15 an hour against seasonal recreational companies while an appeal over a district court's denial of an injunction plays out.
February 14, 2022
The federal government is urging the Tenth Circuit to shoot down a bid from a group of outdoor companies to halt the enactment of a $15 minimum wage for federal contractors, arguing that the group hasn't met the requirements to prove the pause is warranted.
February 14, 2022
A lawsuit by outfitters on federal lands challenging a newly effective Biden administration rule raising the minimum wage for federal contract workers is before the Tenth Circuit, where a panel could decide the fate of the increase that the government has said will affect 327,000 workers. Here, Law360 explores how the case could proceed.