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The misbegotten Biden-era attempt to apply the Davis-Bacon Act (“DBA”) by operation of law to contracts that omit the clauses and wage determinations is likely to soon be completely dead. And if you are a trucker or materialman business bringing goods to a DBA covered work site, you are now less likely to be caught up regulatory web and covered by the DBA.
Back in 2020, on the cusp of the pandemic, I received an email allegedly from a former employee of a national business claiming he was sexually harassed by his female supervisor and had negotiated a six-figure settlement with the company but then had not been paid. He asked for legal assistance. I demurred, but thereafter a very complex business fraud unspooled before my eyes, trying to tempt me to go for easy money.
DOL and state labor departments are eyeing this summer’s FIFA World Cup events and monitoring wage and hour enforcement while trying to guide employers. Personally, I am skipping the Seattle event.