Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Act Is Not Preempted By Federal Law
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that the state prevailing wage statutes are not preempted by federal railway law and lowers the pleadings threshold for employees pursuing unpaid prevailing wage claims. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court SUMMARY: (court decision – opens in PDF) “Because the defendants’ argument is unsupported by the plain language of the ICCTA, and because the argument