ELLEDGE v. REICHERT

Nos. 4-92-0799, 4-92-0848.

620 N.E.2d 543 (1993)

250 Ill. App.3d 1055

189 Ill.Dec. 575

Greg ELLEDGE, Ron Altheide, Gary Jones, George Adduci, Charles E. Dailing, and Darryl Schneider, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Richard W. REICHERT, individually, and d/b/a R.W. Reichert Trucking, Defendant-Appellee. Greg ELLEDGE, Ron Altheide, Darryl Schneider, Charles E. Dailing, George Adduci, and Gary Jones, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Richard W. REICHERT, d/b/a R.W. Reichert Trucking, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided September 9, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley E. Niew (argued), Niew & Associates, P.C., Hinsdale, Barney S. Bier, Bier & Bier, Quincy, for Richard W. Reichert.

Raymond J. Watson, Jr. (argued), Springfield, Charles W. Scholz, Scholz, Staff & Palmer, Quincy, for Greg Elledge, Ron Altheide, Gary Jones, George Adduci, Charles E. Dailing and Darryl Schneider.

Michael W. Duffee, Katten, Muchin & Zavis, Chicago, amicus curiae for Associated General Contractors of Illinois.


Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal involves the interpretation and application of section 3 of the Prevailing Wage Act (Wage Act) (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1991, ch. 48, par. 39s-3), which provides:

"Not less than the general prevailing rate of hourly wages for work of a similar character on public works in the locality in which the work is performed, and not less than the general prevailing rate of hourly wages for legal holiday and overtime...

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