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THE LABOR LAW PREVAILING-WAGE PROVISIONS APPLY TO PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS; ANY CONTRACTUAL ATTEMPT TO SHORTEN THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS IS UNENFORECABLE (CT APP).

The Court of Appeals, in a full-fledged opinion by Judge Singas, answering two certified questions from the Second Circuit, determined (1) the Labor Law provisions requiring that workers receive the prevailing wage for public works projects apply irrespective of the language in a contract, and (2) any provisions purporting to shorten the statute of limitation periods in public works contracts are unenforceable:

We have accepted two certified questions from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit concerning third-party beneficiary breach of contract claims to enforce the right of a public works project employee to receive a prevailing wage under the Labor Law. We hold that Labor Law § 220 makes such claims available regardless of the underlying contract’s language and that given the unique status of the constitutional and statutory right to a prevailing wage, agreements to shorten limitation periods in public works contracts are unenforceable against such claims. ​Walton v Comfort Sys. USA (Syracuse), Inc., 2026 NY Slip Op 03911, CtApp 6-23-26

 

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