California Labor Commissioner found that a total of 103 workers weren’t paid prevailing wage and fringe benefits by their employer, Newport Beach-based Champion Construction, Inc., a subcontractor on the construction project of Browning High School in Long Beach. Under California’s prevailing wage laws, general contractor TB Penick is held jointly liable for the violations of its subcontractors. Accordingly, it was the general contractor that entered into a settlement agreement to pay $1.18 million of the penalties and wages owed.
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