People ex rel. Department of Labor v. E.R.H. Enterprises, Inc.
The Village of Bement, in Piatt County, uses a company known as E.R.H. Enterprises, Inc., to assist in fulfilling its obligation to operate and maintain the Villages potable water facility and parts of the water delivery infrastructure. The company has a five-year contract. In 2008, the Department of Labor issued a subpoena to defendant companys attorney seeing employment records and other documents as part of an investigation under the Prevailing Wage Act. After unsuccessful attempts to secure compliance, the Department filed a verified complaint for an adjudication of civil contempt against E.R.H., seeking enforcement of the subpoena.