Tidewater Contractors, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries

Plaintiff, a general contractor, initiated this action for judicial review of a letter from defendant Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) that advised plaintiff that it was required to pay its workers the prevailing wage rate on a contract with defendant Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). 1 The trial court entered judgment for plaintiff pursuant to ORCP 67 B on its claim against BOLI. On appeal, BOLI asserts that the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction, because the BOLI letter was not a final order that is subject to judicial review. In the alternative, on the merits,…