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State administrative ruling backs Vancouver’s 360 Sheet Metal in dispute over wages

Finding reverses an earlier decision that the company violated state laws

By Sarah Wolf, Columbian staff reporter
Published: April 9, 2025, 6:06am
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Austin Temple, left, and James Ehret of 360 Sheet Metal Products join colleagues at work on Friday morning, April 4, 2025. The Vancouver sheet metal company wasn't required to pay thousands of dollars in unpaid wages after a hearing determined the company wasn't required to pay prevailing wages for contract work on several school projects around 2020.
Austin Temple, left, and James Ehret of 360 Sheet Metal Products join colleagues at work on Friday morning, April 4, 2025. The Vancouver sheet metal company wasn't required to pay thousands of dollars in unpaid wages after a hearing determined the company wasn't required to pay prevailing wages for contract work on several school projects around 2020. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

A recent state administrative ruling found a Vancouver-based manufacturer’s ductwork fabrication for public works projects was not subject to the state’s prevailing wage law, contrary to an earlier finding by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries.

In March 2023, L&I determined that 360 Sheet Metal violated the state’s prevailing wage laws and that the company owed $201,223 in wages and interest to about 20 employees for their work on public works projects in Clark County around 2020.

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