California imposes a prevailing wage law on employers who contract to provide services or construction work for public entities on public works projects of more than $1,000 (Labor Code sec. 1771). According to the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), the purpose of prevailing wage laws is to make sure that getting a public works contract is not based on paying lower wage rates than a competitor.
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