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THOSE WHO WORK ON MUNICIPAL VESSELS ARE ENTITLED TO THE PREVAILING WAGE PURSUANT TO LABOR LAW 220 (CT APP)

The Court of Appeals, in a full-fledged opinion by Judge Piggot, determined a municipal vessel is public work entitling those who work on a municipal vessel to the prevailing wage pursuant to Labor Law 220:

We hold that a municipal vessel is a public work within the meaning of Labor Law § 220 and article I, § 17 of the State Constitution—so that workers involved in its construction, maintenance or repair must be paid prevailing wages—if the vessel’s primary objective is to benefit the general public. * * *

We …. conclude that a three-prong test should be applied to determine whether a particular project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements of Labor Law § 220 and article I, § 17 of the State Constitution. First, a public agency must be a party to a contract involving the employment of laborers, workers, or mechanics. Second, the contract must concern a project that primarily involves construction-like labor and is paid for by public funds. Third, the primary objective or function of the work product must be the use or other benefit of the general public. …

… Plaintiffs worked on such vessels as the Staten Island Ferry boats, city fireboats, and municipal garbage barges. A ferry boat is, of course, made for the use of the general public, as is a bus or train. While we recognize that a fireboat, tug or barge is not made to be used by the public, there is no doubt that its function is to serve the general public. For example, a New York City fireboat is used by firefighters for the … benefit of the entire City’s public. There is no justification for making fine distinctions between vessels according to whether or not members of the public have access to them. We have not differentiated buildings used by public employees according to whether there is public access … . The dispositive question is whether their primary function is to serve the general public. De La Cruz v Caddell Dry Dock & Repair Co., Inc., 2013 NY Slip Op 04842 [21 NY3d 530], CtApp 6-27-13

 

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