A pending prevailing wage lawsuit in California brought by a joint labor-management cooperation committee will serve as a test case for how non-government organizations can backstop state and federal enforcement.
Norcal Construction Industry Compliance filed a lawsuit in California state court on behalf of several workers that aren’t represented by the group directly. Its Sept. 30 complaint accuses Sierra National Construction, a contractor for public projects in the state, of underpaying its workers in violation of prevailing wage laws.