This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Government

Apr. 6, 2012

Arguments heard in city wage case

Justices peppered both sides with tough questions Wednesday in a state Supreme Court case over whether charter cities can exempt private contractors from complying with the state's prevailing wage laws.


By Ben Adlin


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - Justices peppered both sides with tough questions Wednesday in a state Supreme Court case over whether charter cities can exempt private contractors from complying with the state's prevailing wage laws.


At issue in the case is whether the city of Vista, which adopted a charter in 2007, can skirt the state laws. The city says it can, but the State Building and Construction Trades Council...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up