Legal Opinion
The United States of America for the Benefit of and on Behalf of Matthew Glynn v. Capeletti Brothers, Inc., a Florida Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 23, 1980No. 78-2031PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge.
Section 1 of the Davis-Bacon Act, 40 U.S.C. § 276a, 1 provides that certain federal construction contracts shall contain a provision stating that laborers and mechanics are to be paid no less than the wages prevailing in the community where the construction work is to be performed. Matthew Glynn and Steven C. Octaviano filed a class action under this section seeking to recover wages which they claimed had been wrongfully withheld by their employer. The District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 448 F.Supp. 66, held that section 1 did not authorize a…
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