Universal Electric, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. Office of Labor Commissioner

OPINION

FACTS

Universal Electric, Inc. (“Universal”) was the electrical subcontractor on two Las Vegas public works projects: Cheyenne and Cimarron Memorial High Schools. In January 1991, the Nevada Labor Commissioner (the “Commissioner”) received a letter from Universal electricians informing him that Universal was not paying them the correct prevailing wage.1 The letter indicated that Universal was paying electricians $19.96 per hour when the correct prevailing wage was $27.98 per hour. A labor commission investigator interviewed four Universal electricians who confirmed the letter’s…