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Butler Balancing Co. v. Department of Labor & Industry

Pa. Commw. Ct.July 18, 2001Cited 9 times
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Case Details

Judge(s)
Friedman, Flaherty, Rodgers
Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
Published
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
appeal

Related Laws

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Outcome

The court reversed the PWAB's decision and ruled that Butler's testing, adjusting, and balancing (TAB) work on the HVAC systems was not covered under Pennsylvania's Prevailing Wage Act, as it constituted 'service-type' work outside the scope of public work requiring prevailing wage payment.

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