Real Estate/Development
Mar. 29, 2005
Court Case May Force Union Pay on Developers
The California Prevailing Wage Law, Labor Code 1720, requires contractors and subcontractors engaged in "public works" to pay their workers union-scale prevailing wages and benefits. The California Department of Industrial Relations, which enforces the law, interprets "public works" to include almost all private construction projects that receive public financial assistance.
The California Prevailing Wage Law, Labor Code 1720, requires contractors and subcontractors engaged in "public works" to pay their workers union-scale prevailing wages and benefits. The California Department of Industrial Relations, which enforces the law, interprets "public works" to include almost all private construction projects that receive public financial assistance.
Under the department's expansive view of the law, acceptance of...
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