Mealey's (August 9, 2018, 11:11 AM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on July 30 upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit by an employer and industry advancement fund (IAF) challenging a California law amendment requiring contractors working on public work projects to obtain employees’ permission to take wage credits for IAF contributions (Interpipe Contracting, Inc., et al. v. Xavier Becerra, et al., Nos. 17-55248 and 17-55263, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 20990)....