Q: I was working on prevailing wage job then my employer got new equipment and said he couldn't pay us prevailing wage.
Nor will he pay for travel time I said I didn't want to work until I got paid up and weeks go by and still nothing and I told him I was done.now I'm looking for a new job while bills are piling up
A: You have a few options, but I will say an employer cannot opt out of paying prevailing wages on a job that requires it. One option is to file a wage complaint with BOLI, another is to retain an attorney to go after it (which is usually done on a contingency basis), but none are particularly quick. Plus, given he could not longer afford to pay you likely means he has cash flow problems and collecting could be an issue.
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