Kaanaana v. Barrett Bus. Servs., Inc.

I concur with the majority opinion on all points except the application of the prevailing wage to the work performed by plaintiffs. In my view, the statutory provisions requiring payment of prevailing wage rates do not apply because plaintiffs are not engaged in "public works" within the meaning of the prevailing wage law ( Lab. Code, §§ 1720 - 1861 ).1

I agree with the majority that "[w]ork done for irrigation, utility, reclamation, and improvement districts, and other districts of this type" is not confined to "construction work." As the majority correctly points out, the prevailing wage law…