Legal Opinion
Agesen v. Catherwood
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 15, 1968PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNathan R. Sobel, J.
The issue to be determined in these consolidated actions is whether the Port Authority is required by section 220 of the New York Labor Law to pay its “ direct ” employees (as distinguished from employees of contractors) the prevailing rate of wage.
Petitioners are some 700 laborers, workmen and mechanics who are “ direct ” employees of the Port Authority paid either hourly wages or annual wages.
The Industrial Commissioner has rejected their petitions on the ground that the Port Authority, as a bistate agency is immune from the unilaterally enacted section 220. The petitioners commenced this…
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