Legal Opinion
Guillermo A. Saavedra, Individually and Doing Business as Saagan Moving & Storage Company v. Raymond Donovan, Secretary of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 4, 1983No. 82-4130PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
The Service Contract Act of 1965, 41 U.S.C. §§ 351-358 (the Act), mandates minimum wages and fringe benefits for employees engaged in government contract work. Its purpose is to protect employees of government contractors. Before the Act, the federal government had been “subsidizing” substandard levels of compensation by awarding contracts to those who were able to bid low by paying less. American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1668 v. Dunn, 561 F.2d 1310,1312 (9th Cir.1977).
The Act requires the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to determine wages and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Skidmore v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- United States v. SeckingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Penasquitos Village, Inc., Penasquitos Gardens, Inc., Penasquitos Hills, Inc., and San Diego Leisure Life Village v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Pacific Coast Medical Enterprises v. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by45 opinions
- United States v. Westlands Water DistrictDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2001
- North Side Lumber Co. v. BlockCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Consul Limited, Kenneth B. Wilson Dba Ken Wilson Associates v. Solide Enterprises, Inc., a Corporation, and Hrh Operating Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Faire Feaz v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
- Pennzoil Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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