On Tuesday, Associated Builders and Contractors and its Southeast Texas chapter filed suit against the federal government in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and Associated General Contractors of America filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The rule change aimed to raise the hourly earnings of workers for general contractors and subcontractors on federally funded projects, such as those under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the CHIPS Act. ABC named the Department of Labor, acting Labor Secretary Julie Su and Wage and Hour Division Administrator Jessica Looman as plaintiffs in the filing. AGC named just Su and the DOL. ABC said it submitted nearly 70 pages of comments on the matter to dissuade the federal government from adopting the change. Now, it’s taking the matter to court. AGC’s challenge indicated the federal government had overreached by applying Davis-Bacon rules to other industries connected to construction, such as manufacturing and delivery truck drivers.
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