J.D. Donovan, Inc. v. Minnesota Department of Transportation

The requirements in the Minnesota Prevailing Wage Act (MPWA) for state high*12way projects are straightforward. So is the administrative rule that implements them. A laborer working for a contractor or subcontractor that has agreed “to do all or part of the work under a contract” is entitled to be paid at the prevailing wage rate. In these cases, prime Contractors entered into contracts with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to do state highway work. Each prime contractor entered into contracts with subcontractors to do some- of the work. To do their work, the subcontractors…