It is declared to be the public policy of this State to establish a prevailing wage level for workmen engaged in public works in order to safeguard their efficiency and general well being and to protect them as well as their employers from the effects of serious and unfair competition resulting from wage levels detrimental to efficiency and well-being.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:11-56.25
Public policy
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case State Building & Construction Trades Council v. City of Vista (2012)
Most recently applied in New Jersey Carpenters & the Trustees Thereof ex rel. Chatten v. Tishman Construction Corp. (July 2014)
L.1963, c. 150, s. 1.
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