May 06, 2022
President Joe Biden had the authority to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour, Democratic attorneys general from 19 states and the District of Columbia told a Texas federal judge, urging the court to ax a lawsuit challenging the rule implementing the wage increase.
May 02, 2022
The Biden administration has asked a federal judge in Texas to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi alleging the president acted outside the scope of his authority when he increased the minimum wage to $15 per hour for federal contractors.
February 10, 2022
Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi filed a lawsuit against the federal government on Thursday, alleging that the Biden administration acted outside the scope of its authority when it decided to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour for federal contractors.