2025 Session Last amended: 1984 session

§ 177.41 — State Projects and State Highway Construction; Public Policy

Plain-Language Summary

Minnesota's policy is that workers on public construction projects paid for with state money should earn wages comparable to what other workers in the same area earn for similar work. The state wants public buildings and other works built with the best available labor.

177.41 STATE PROJECTS AND STATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION; PUBLIC POLICY.

It is in the public interest that public buildings and other public works be constructed and maintained by the best means and highest quality of labor reasonably available and that persons working on public works be compensated according to the real value of the services they perform. It is therefore the policy of this state that wages of laborers, workers, and mechanics on projects financed in whole or part by state funds should be comparable to wages paid for similar work in the community as a whole.

History:

1973 c 724 s 1; 1975 c 191 s 1; 1984 c 628 art 4 s 1

History: History: 1973 c 724 s 1; 1975 c 191 s 1; 1984 c 628 art 4 s 1

Practical Notes

This is the policy statement behind Minnesota’s prevailing wage law. It means that if you work on a state-funded construction project, you should be paid the going rate for your trade in your area, not a cut-rate wage.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes