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Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute Presents: Labor Day Report – 2025

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Introduction  The first eight months of the Trump administration saw dramatic changes in labor and employment policy—from civil rights to traditional labor law to immigration—with more to come as key positions at oversight...more

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And in This Corner … the Sweet Science of Federal Contracting’s Year-End

September 30. All (most?) federal years end the same way, at least on paper—like a prizefight, with the clock ticking down; an agitated, uncertain crowd; a lot of money on the table; and a ref capable of stopping the match at...more

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What Contractors Need to Know About a Government Shutdown

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WHAT: The odds of a federal government shutdown occurring increased significantly last week. Congressional gridlock is preventing even a continuing resolution to advance that would allow negotiations on a broader funding bill...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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A Guide to The U.S. Department of Labor's ‘New' Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations

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For the first time in 40 years, the Department of Labor (DOL) updated its interpretation and implementation of the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts in new final rules. DOL’s new final rules concerning the prevailing wages and...more

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Changes Coming for Government Construction Contractors as DOL Revises Davis-Bacon Act Regulations

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On August 8, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL or the Department) issued a Final Rule titled “Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation” (the Final Rule), comprising 812 pages. The changes made in this Final...more

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Biden Administration to Overhaul Prevailing Wage Determinations for Federally-Funded Construction Projects

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The Biden Administration announced on August 8, 2023, the issuance of a final rule from the Department of Labor (DOL), Wage and Hour Division, that overhauls the prevailing wage pay requirements for construction workers...more

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Shutdown Ends for Now – What, When and How Can Affected Contractors Get Paid?

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It's official – the longest federal government shutdown in history is over, at least for now. For contractors whose work and payments were affected by the shutdown, the questions now are: what can we get paid for and how do...more

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How will the Partial Government Shutdown Affect Employers, Especially Federal Contractors?

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After a tumultuous week on Capitol Hill, Congress adjourned Friday evening without reaching a deal to fund portions of the U.S. government, resulting in a partial government closure when funding lapsed at midnight. President...more

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Guidance for Government Contractors - Navigating the Potential Government Shutdown

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For the second year in row, the federal government could be headed towards a partial shutdown. The shutdown would be smaller in scale than those in recent years because appropriation bills have been passed to fund numerous...more

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What Will Happen When the Smoke Clears? Post-Election HR Strategies for 2017 and Beyond

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The long and contentious presidential campaign is over. So, now what? What does President-elect Trump’s victory mean for employers?...more

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Contractor Working On Federally-Funded Solar Project Settles Davis-Bacon Act Claims for $1.9 Million

On October 23, the Department of Labor reported that Proimtu Mmi-Nv LLC, a Nevada-based company, agreed to pay $1.9 million in back wages and fringe benefits as the result of a DOL investigation of its compliance with the...more

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