Las Vegas construction company files defamation suit against union

Muller Construction has filed a defamation lawsuit against Laborers Local 872 union and one of its elected officials.

Robert Kern, an attorney representing the company, last week filed suit in Clark County District Court against the union and recording secretary Lou DeSalvio. The Nevada Foundation for Fair Contracting, a nonprofit whose president is Laborers business manager and secretary-treasurer Tommy White, is also named as a defendant.

The suit follows claims by DeSalvio that Muller Construction underpaid construction employees on a public works contract late last year. DeSalvio submitted a complaint to the county and the Nevada Labor Commissioner’s office, sparking separate ongoing investigations.

“These allegations are immensely harmful to this company, and they’re absolutely false. There has to be consequences,” Kern said. “You’re talking about the livelihood and survival of this company and its employees.”

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