New York Independent Contractors Alliance v. Liu

OPINION OF THE COURT

Lucy Billings, J.

Respondent Comptroller of the City of New York and two respondent labor unions have moved to dismiss these two proceedings that challenge the prevailing wage schedules the Comptroller set for roadbuilders and pavers employed in public works projects in the City during fiscal years 2011 and 2012. Since the second, more recent petition incorporates the petition and supporting affidavits and exhibits in the first proceeding, the court cites principally to the record in the second proceeding.

I. The Prevailing Wage Laws

New York Constitution, article I, § 17…