Justices Deny Review in Seven Workplace Cases on March 19

Following are summaries of seven labor- and employment-related cases in which the U.S. Supreme Court denied review on March 19, 2018:

Civil Procedure

17-225 Garco Constr. Inc. v. Speer

Ruling below (Fed. Cir., 856 F.3d 938, 2017 BL 153957): The decision of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals denying this damages claim arising out of a contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build housing units on Malmstrom Air Force Base is affirmed. An agency’s construction of its own regulations is of controlling weight unless it is plainly erroneous or inconsistent with the regulation. The plaintiff failed ...