Action Electrical Contractors Co. v. Goldin

OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge Cooke.

This appeal is concerned with a contractor’s obligation to provide “supplements,” or fringe benefits, to employees engaged in public works projects. Under subdivision 3 of section 220 of the Labor Law, supplemental fringe benefits must be provided to such employees “in accordance with the prevailing practices in the same trade or occupation in the locality within the state” where the public work is located. This requirement will be fulfilled when employees are supplied with the cash equivalent of the cost of obtaining the prevailing benefits or by…