Ragan v. Kenaston Corp.

McDEVITT, Chief Justice.

I

BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURE

Ragan was a temporary construction worker, hired out of his union hall by Kenaston Corporation (Kenaston). The base wage of a worker hired out of Ragan’s union hall was $13.72 per-hour. On smaller contracts, those costing less than twenty million dollars, employers were granted a twenty percent discount, resulting in a wage of $10.98 per-hour. The job for which Kenaston hired Ragan was-one of the smaller jobs, and Ragan was earning $10.98 per-hour while employed by Kenaston.

On his second day working for Kenaston, July 3, 1984, Ragan was…