Legal Opinion
Lopez v. Tri-State Drywall, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 20, 2012No. Civil Action No. 11-5062PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum and Order
L. FELIPE RESTREPO, United States Magistrate Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff in this case, Alberto J. Lopez was hired by Defendants, Tri-State Drywall, Inc. and Dean Ganoudis (collectively, “Tri-State”), as a “framer” to install, tape, hang and finish drywall at a veteran’s residence facility. In his First Amended Complaint (Doc. 10) (“Complaint”), he alleges that he was hired as an employee under a prevailing wage rate of $59.59 per hour, but was paid as an independent contractor at $17.00 per hour. Compl. ¶ 3. Mr. Lopez brings this action on his own behalf and on behalf of…
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