A Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry proposed rule that would change wage levels required to be paid to construction apprentices in state-registered programs was deemed “unreasonable” and found to violate “substantive principles of law,” according to a April 21 report by Minnesota Administrative Law Judge Richard C. Luis (click below to access report).
The state DOL proposed the rule late last year, and it was championed by the Associated Building Contractors and a minority of construction contractors. More than 5,000 letters were written in opposition to the proposed rule. A hearing was held in February, presided over by Judge Luis.