Labor Code section 1774

The contractor to whom the contract is awarded, and any subcontractor under him, shall pay not less than the specified prevailing rates of wages to all workmen employed in the execution of the contract.

Source: Section 1774, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1774. (updated Jan. 1, 1937; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/labor_code_section_1774

Original Source: Section 1774, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1774. (last accessed May 12, 2025).