State ex rel. National Electrical Contractors Ass'n v. Ohio Bureau of Employment Services

Appellants assert that the court of appeals erred in denying the writ and attorney fees because (1) once OBES determines that a construction contractor violated Ohio’s prevailing wage law, mandamus is appropriate to compel the imposition and collection of statutory penalties, and (2) when OBES finds evidence that a construction contractor intentionally violated the prevailing wage law, mandamus lies to compel the issuance of a statement of intent and the submission of the names of these contractors to the Secretary of State. In this regard, appellants claim that the scope of our remand was…