The Employee Retention Credit (ERC)…
Four things you should know about fringe benefits
Fringe benefits take on a new meaning for prevailing wage construction companies due to the requirements created by Davis-Bacon and Related Acts(DBRA) and McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA). While most companies offer some form of fringe benefits, like health...
Frequently asked questions about Public Works in California
California has one of the largest state public works budgets in the nation. To get a picture of how much is actually spent in the Golden State, you can look at the Los Angeles County Public Works’ Fiscal Year 2021-22 Final Adopted Budget which was $3.7 billion....
Certified payroll and no work performed reports
Certified payroll comes with a long list of requirements, including the weekly submission of certified payroll reports. These reports must contain specific information for each worker, including which projects they worked on, which work classifications they worked...
Contractor in hot water for serious prevailing wage violations
What happens if you charge workers for using equipment during their shift and also fail to pay them the correct prevailing wage rates? A public works contractor in Illinois found out the hard way after an investigation uncovered serious labor law violations. The...
Certified payroll facts you need to know
Certified payroll can be a confusing process and finding help online isn’t always easy. The guidance offered by the Department of Labor is often general and doesn’t cover many practical questions the average user may have. It is also written in a way that can raise...
Types of construction wage determinations
Every government contractor that works on prevailing wage projects deals with wage determinations. And while the idea of a wage determination seems simple, there’s a bit more to it than a list of hourly rates for workers. Since understanding wage determinations is so...
Connecticut increases prevailing wage enforcement
Have you noticed a trend toward increasing enforcement efforts in the world of prevailing wages? California pledged $30 million more toward public works enforcement this year, and recently states like New York and New Jersey have expanded what falls under the...
Construction and PTO accrual
Construction payroll, especially certified payroll, can be complicated but it’s not the only problematic administrative task. In the construction industry even PTO accrual is more challenging because at any given jobsite there could be full time workers, trade and...
