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Project Labor Agreements
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Ogletree Deakins Insights
Beltway Buzz, June 20, 2025
Senate Continues Work on “Big Beautiful Bill.” Republicans in the U.S. Senate continued to move forward this week with their version of the “Big Beautiful Bill.” They face significant—and complicated—procedural…
GovCon & Trade
Project Labor Agreements No Longer Mandated for Large Federal Construction Contracts
On January 21, in MVL, Inc., et al. v. United States, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) struck down a 2022 Executive Order (EO), as well as the implementing…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
COFC Holds That Federal PLA Mandate Is Unlawful; Reinterprets Blue and Gold Waiver Rule
By Steve McBrady, Skye Mathieson, William B. O'Reilly, Zariah Altman, Lucy Hendrix, Issac Schabes
In MVL USA, Inc. et al. v. United States, the United States Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) held that the provisions of FAR 22.505, 52.222-33 and 52.222-34 (collectively, the “PLA mandate”), which required the use…
BuildSmart
Biden’s Executive Order on Project Labor Agreements Violates CICA
By Nathaniel J. Greeson, Lee-Ann C. Brown
In a recent decision, the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) ruled on bid protests filed by 12 construction companies challenging the implementation of a February 4, 2022, Executive Order 14063…
Best Practices Construction Law
OMG! Bruh 86s PLAs Under CICA—It’s a “W” for Fed Contractors!
I am sure that my kiddos would understand that title, so shoot me an email if you get it! In a major win for open competition in federal contracting, the…
Federal Construction Contracting Blog
Court Rules that PLAs Violate the Competition in Contracting Act
By Michael H. Payne, Casey J. McKinnon, Stephen D. Tobin
Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) have been controversial in the construction industry. On January 21, 2025, the United States Court of Federal Claims issued a ruling in MVL USA, Inc. et…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
San Diego City Council Approves Union-Friendly Citywide Project Labor Agreement Restricting Most City Construction Projects
By Jeffrey Forrest, Marko Valentine
On January 30, 2024, the San Diego City Council approved an ordinance implementing Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposal to establish an extensive project labor agreement (“PLA”), which is slated to impose…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
Final Rule Requires Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Contractors
By Meredith Gregston, James J. La Rocca, Steven J. DiBeneditto Jr., Robert T. Dumbacher
On December 22, 2023, the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) published a final rule that could have consequential effects for…
E2 Law Blog
Proposed Treasury Rules on Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship for Clean Energy Credits Incentivize Use of Project Labor Agreements
By Terrence P. McCourt, Margaret J. Weil
On Aug. 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published proposed regulations (Proposed Rules) addressing the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements imposed by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022…
Government Contracts Navigator
Proposed Rule for PLA Will Substantially Shift Federal Construction Landscape
Carolyn R. Cody-Jones and Luke W. Meier ● The FAR Council recently published a proposed rule mandating the use of project labor agreements (“PLAs”) on federal construction projects where the…