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IBEW v. Corpus Christi ISD: Workers Gain Standing in Prevailing Wage Dispute
Joe Whitcomb: December 07, 2025
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AGC v. DOL: Judge Halts Davis-Bacon Rule on Material Suppliers & Trucking
Joe Whitcomb: November 18, 2025
Associated General Contractors of America, Associated General Contractors of Texas, the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, and J. Lee Milligan, Inc. sought...
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U.S. v. New Age Dev. Grp.: Davis-Bacon Wage Issues Within Arbitrator Authority
Joe Whitcomb: November 05, 2025
Background JRW Service Group, LLC (JRW) worked as a subcontractor for New Age Development Group, LLC (New Age) on a Department of Veterans Affairs...
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U.S. ex rel. v. JD Eckman: Court Dismisses FCA Claim Over Bridge Project Billing
Joe Whitcomb: October 18, 2025
JD Eckman, Inc., a Pennsylvania construction company, performed work on several federally funded highway projects subject to the Davis-Bacon Act...
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U.S. ex rel. Schwartz v. DRNY: FCA Retaliation Claim Survives
Joe Whitcomb: September 14, 2025
Quintin J. Schwartz, Sr. worked for Document Reprocessors of New York, Inc. (DRNY) for over 28 years, eventually becoming its General Manager. DRNY...
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Court Upheld Department of Labor’s 2023 Davis-Bacon Act Final Rule
Joe Whitcomb: July 19, 2025
Employer groups challenged Davis-Bacon Act final rule In 2023, Associated Builders and Contractors of Southeast Texas and its trustees filed a...
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RTD Middleburg v. U.S.: Court Finds GSA Price Evaluation Lacked Clarity
Joe Whitcomb: May 25, 2025
In RTD Middleburg Heights, LLC v. United States, the Court of Federal Claims reviewed a lease procurement dispute involving Davis-Bacon Act wage...
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IBEW v. T & H: Court Says Davis-Bacon Dispute Not Subject to Arbitration
Joe Whitcomb: May 21, 2025
In IBEW, Local 113 v. T & H Services, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals examined whether a dispute over job classifications under the Davis-Bacon...
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Sorenson v. Wadsworth: FCA Case Dismissed for Lack of Materiality
Joe Whitcomb: May 12, 2025
In United States ex rel. Sorenson v. Wadsworth Bros. Construction Co., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a...
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American Pavements Loses Overpayment Claim Against ODOT
Joe Whitcomb: May 10, 2025
In American Pavements, Inc. v. Ohio Department of Transportation, the Ohio Court of Claims granted summary judgment to ODOT, holding that its...