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DIVISION 2. EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION 200-2699.5›PART 7. PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES 1720-1964›CHAPTER 1. Public Works 1720-1861›ARTICLE 2. Wages 1770-1784

§ 1771

California Labor Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Except for public works projects of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or less, not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for work of a similar character in the locality in which the public work is performed, and not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for holiday and overtime work fixed as provided in this chapter, shall be paid to all workers employed on public works.

This section is applicable only to work performed under contract, and is not applicable to work carried out by a public agency with its own forces. This section is applicable to contracts let for maintenance work.

(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 449, Sec. 1.)

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