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Minn. Stat. § 177.41 (2026)

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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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases, 1991–2016 · leading case: Associated Builders & Contractors v. Ventura, 610 N.W.2d 293 (Minn. 2000).
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Associated Builders & Contractors v. Ventura, 610 N.W.2d 293 (Minn. 2000). · cites it 20× “Minn.Stat. § 177.41 (1998). The statutory scheme requires that employees working on certain state funded construction projects be paid an hourly wage based on *296 prevailing wages in the area.”
Newmech Companies v. Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 206, 540 N.W.2d 801 (Minn. 1995). · cites it 20× “The Prevailing Wage Act, Minn.Stat. § 177.41 (1994), sets forth the policy supporting the statute: 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…”
J.D. Donovan, Inc. v. Minnesota Dep't of Transp., 878 N.W.2d 1 (Minn. 2016). · cites it 6× “1990), which in the case of the MPWA includes extending the prevailing-wage requirement to all work performed under state highway contracts, see Minn. Stat. § 177.41 (“It is therefore the D-3 policy of this state that wages of laborers, workers, and mechanics on projects…”
State Bldg. & Constr. Trades Council v. City of Vista, 19 Wage & Hour Cas.2d (BNA) 395 (Cal. 2012). · cites it 2× “558; Minn. Stat. §§ 177.41 to 177.44; Mo. Rev.”
Midwest Pipe Insulation, Inc. v. MD Mech., Inc., 771 N.W.2d 28 (Minn. 2009). · cites it 4× “§§ 3141-48 (2006), 2 or the Minnesota Prevailing Wage Act (MPWA), Minn.Stat. §§ 177.41 — 44 (2008). 3 On June 8, 2006, MPI submitted a subcontractor’s bid to MD to furnish and provide labor and materials, including, but not limited to, plumbing, hydronic pipe, and external duct…”
Counties of Blue Earth v. Minnesota Dep't of Labor & Indus., 489 N.W.2d 265 (Minn. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 4× “Minn.Stat. § 177.41 (1990). To this end, the Commissioner is required, before the state asks for bids, to ascertain the prevailing hours and wages for all trades and occupations required on any project.”
Faribault Cnty. v. Minnesota Dep't of Transp., 472 N.W.2d 166 (Minn. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 8× “Minn.Stat. § 177.41 (emphasis added). Respondents contend that the Commissioner’s notice requiring local government units to pay prevailing wages on all projects funded in whole or part by state-aid funds is an interpretive rule, which could only be promulgated through a…”
Int'l Bhd. of Elec. Workers, Local No. 292 v. City of St. Cloud, 750 N.W.2d 307 (Minn. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 4× “Pursuant to the Minnesota Prevailing Wage Law, Minn.Stat. § 177.41 (2006), Design was required by the specifications of the Utility Project to pay prevailing wages to its employees.”
Frank Bros., Inc. v. Wisconsin Dep't of Transp., Frank Busalacchi, Sec'y, & Marilyn Kuick, Chief Eeo/labor Compliance, 409 F.3d 880 (7th Cir. 2005). “149, § 27F (Massachusetts); Minn. Stat. Ann. § 177.41 (Minnesota); Mo.”
Dicks v. Minnesota Dep't of Admin., 627 N.W.2d 334 (Minn. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. § 177.41. The penalty section of the Act specifies the content that must be included in contracts for public projects and makes it a misdemeanor for an officer or employee of the state to execute a contract for a project without complying with this section, or for a…”
Associated Builders & Contractors v. Carlson, 590 N.W.2d 130 (Minn. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “” See Minn.Stat. §§ 177.41, 177.42, subd. 2 (1996).”
Newmech Companies, Inc. v. Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 206, 509 N.W.2d 579 (Minn. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 4× “Minn.Stat. § 177.41 (1992) (emphasis added).”
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