Harris v. Atlas Single Ply Systems, Inc.

The issue to be settled is whether the Director must bring claims for unpaid prevailing wages within the two-year period required by R.C. 2305.11(A). We resolve the question based on statutory interpretation and conclude that “minimum wages,” as used in R.C. 2305.11(A), does not encompass claims based on the failure to pay prevailing wage rates for work on public improvements as set forth in R.C. 4115.10.

Our analysis focuses on the specific language of the statute of limitations sought to be applied. R.C. 2305.11(A) reads in pertinent part:

“ * * * an action by an employee for the payment of…