Wood v. Valentine Surfacing

MEMORANDUM **

Scott Wood and other truck driver plaintiffs sued Valentine Surfacing (“Valentine”) because Valentine did not ensure that plaintiffs’ employer, Harco Company (“Harco”), paid the plaintiffs salaries at “prevailing wage” rates for work performed on California and Nevada public works contracts. Valentine successfully moved for summary judgment on the ground that since it did not employ Wood and his fellow plaintiffs, it was not obligated under California law1 to ensure Harco paid them “prevailing wages”; similarly, since Valentine had not contracted with the State of Nevada2 and was…