California Supreme Court
Jul. 4, 2012
High court: charter cities not bound by prevailing wage laws
The majority ruling generated strongly worded dissents from the court's liberal wing, Justices Kathryn Werdeger and Goodwin Liu, who said the decision invites challenges to a broad swath of state laws.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Charter cities don't have to pay private contractors prevailing wage salaries for public works projects, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision likely to weaken the state's authority over wage requirements.
The split 5-2 decision hands the city of Vista a big win, allowing it to proceed with public works projects paying construction workers below the state's prev...
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