9th Circuit: No Remand In Prevailing Wages Class Suit; Question Sent To High Court

Mealey's (September 10, 2018, 11:54 AM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A class lawsuit seeking prevailing wages for railway work performed in California belongs in federal, not state court and before a challenged summary judgment ruling is fully decided, the state’s Supreme Court must weigh in on whether the work in question falls within the definition of “public works” under state law, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Sept. 6 (John Busker, et al. v. Wabtec Corporation, et al., No. 17-55165, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 25341)....