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DOL to Hold Prevailing Wage Seminar

By Wally Zimolong on Posted in Contracts, Davis Bacon, Public Bidding, Public Contracts

The Department of Labor is holding a seminar on the Davis Bacon Act and related federal prevailing wage laws in Philadelphia on July 10-12, 2012. To sign up for a training session, email name, title, organization, email address and training location to whdpwc@dol.com. For more information, visit http://www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

Prevailing Wage Bills Advance

By Wally Zimolong on Posted in Davis Bacon

Our friends at the Commonwealth Foundation reported that six bills passed the Pennsylvania General Assembly which would amend Pennsylvania’s Prevailing Wage Law and potential save taxpayers millions.  Accord to the Foundation: •HB 1271: Defines “maintenance work” to include road repairs, which reduces the number of projects subject to Prevailing Wage Act requirements. •HB 1685: Requires… Continue Reading

Pennsylvania Looks to Amend Definition of Prevailing Wage

By Wally Zimolong on Posted in Davis Bacon

Earlier this week I posted about the GAO study which found serious flaws in the way the DOL formulates prevailing wage rates that must be paid to employees on federally funded construction projects.  The Davis-Bacon Act applies only to federally funded construction projects.  However, most States have so called “little Davis-Bacon” Acts which require prevailing… Continue Reading

Study Finds Errors In Davis Bacon Wage Rates Determinations

By Wally Zimolong on Posted in Davis Bacon

K&L Gates published an interesting review of a GAO study that – shockingly – found flaws in Davis – Bacon Prevailing Wage Act Determinations.  As readers probably already know, the Davis-Bacon Act requires contractors on federally funded construction projects to pay employees ”prevailing wages” and benefits.  The Department of Labor’s Wage-Hour Division sets the “prevailing wage”… Continue Reading