Legal Opinion
Reyes v. Van Elk, Ltd.
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 14, 2007No. B182068PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WOODS, J.
Plaintiffs Jose Reyes, Francisco Reyes, Jose Perez and Carlos Flores were employed by defendant Van Elk, Ltd. (Van Elk), on public works projects, which were allegedly subject to California’s prevailing wage law. (Lab. Code, §§ 1 1720-1861.) Plaintiffs sued Van Elk and others for failing to pay prevailing wages. The superior court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants on the grounds undocumented workers were precluded by the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (the IRCA) (8 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq.) and Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. NLRB (2002) 535…
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