Construction Groups Face Venue Problem in Labor Agreement Fight

Sept. 12, 2025, 3:56 PM UTC

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit may kick a challenge to a Biden-era requirement for project labor agreements on large federal construction projects to another court, potentially sidelining efforts to dismantle the policy favored by labor groups.

The trio of judges Friday questioned whether the dispute, brought by a Florida-based arm of the Associated Builders and Contractors, should be resolved in the Court of Federal Claims.

“It appears to me that it may very well belong in the Court of Federal Claims,” said Chief Judge William Pryor.

Maurice Baskin of Littler Mendelson PC, who represented ABC’s Florida-based ...

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