Legal Opinion
Universities Research Assn., Inc. v. Coutu
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 6, 1981No. 78-1945PublishedCited by 384 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
The Davis-Bacon Act requires that certain federal construction contracts contain a stipulation that laborers and mechanics will be paid not less than prevailing wages, as determined by the Secretary of Labor. The question presented in this case is whether the Act confers upon an employee a private right of action for back wages under a contract that has been administratively determined not to call for Davis-Bacon work, and that therefore does not contain a prevailing wage stipulation.
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Section (a) of the Davis-Bacon Act of March 3, 1931 (Act), ch. 411, § 1, 46 Stat. 1494, as amended, 40 U. S.…
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3Cited by384 opinions
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