Legal Opinion
Meaott Construction Corp. v. Ross
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 31, 1980PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Mikoll, J.
The facts are not in dispute. Plaintiffs, various contractors or contractors’ associations, had executed public works contracts on dates subsequent to the effective date of the 1975 amendments to section 220 of the Labor Law. Since its enactment in 1921, section 220 of the Labor Law has required contractors to pay "the prevailing rate of wages * * * in the locality”. (Labor Law, § 220, subd 3.) The prevailing rate is determined by a "fiscal officer”, in this case the defendant. At all times pertinent the required wage is the rate prevailing at the time the work…
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