Legal Opinion
Western Michigan University Board of Control v. State
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 29, 1997No. Docket 104340, 104341PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*533Mallett, C.J.
Michigan’s prevailing wage act, MCL 408.551 et seq.-, MSA 17.256(1) et seq., requires that certain contracts for state projects contain a provision obligating the contractor to pay workers on the project the wage rate and fringe benefits prevailing in the locality where the construction is to occur. We granted leave in this case to determine whether Western Michigan University’s student recreational facility project is subject to the act. The trial court and Court of Appeals determined that because state appropriations did not directly finance or guaranty financing for the…
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