Sanders Construction Co., Inc. v. Cerda

Opinion

GAUT, J.

1. Introduction

After certification by the appellate division of the superior court, this court ordered the present appeal, six individual cases, which have been consolidated, transferred to it. (Cal. Rules of Court, rules 8.1002, 8.1005.) The respondents are six laborers who worked for an unlicensed drywall subcontractor, Humberto Figueroa Drywall Company (Humberto). Donald Sanders, doing business as Sanders Construction Company, Inc. (Sanders), was the general contractor. The issue is whether the employee of an unlicensed subcontractor may assert a wage claim against the…