Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n, Local Union 20 v. Horning Investments, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 7, 2016No. 15-1004PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Chief Judge.
Horning Investments, LLC, is a roofing company, but this case is about a floor — in particular, the lower limit on wages and benefits imposed by the federal Davis-Bar con Act. The dispute concerns a construction project for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Horning was a subcontractor for the project; its workers are represented by Local 20 of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association (the Union). Believing that Horning had paid its workers less than the Davis-Bacon Act requires, the Union sued. Interestingly, however, it did not pursue relief directly under…
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