Legal Alert | Reign It In: Federal Court Enjoins DOL's Expansion of Davis-Bacon Coverage

This past year, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) implemented significant amendments to the Davis-Bacon Act (“DBA”) regulations in a final rule that became effective in October 2023. The amendments significantly expanded the DBA’s coverage. As expected, construction trade groups swiftly challenged the DOL’s rule in federal court. Yesterday, a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction blocking several of the final rule’s provisions.