State, Department of Labor & Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards v. Board of Public Utilities of Springfield

SHRUM, Chief Judge.

This declaratory judgment action arises from the efforts of Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards (Department), to obtain compliance by the Board of Public Utilities of the City of Springfield (Defendant) with the Prevailing Wage Act, §§ 290.210-290.340 (the Act), as to an asbestos removal contract. 1 Another issue relates to the validity of a regulation promulgated under the Act that requires public bodies such as Defendant to receive, retain, and permit inspection of a contractor’s payroll records. By its counterclaim, Defendant sought…