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NY Contractor’s Prevailing Wage Fines
Compliance with prevailing wage laws is a critical aspect of any prevailing wage construction project. Failing to follow the laws, even when it’s due to a mistake or misunderstanding of the law, can have serious financial and legal consequences. A recent...
General contractor’s subcontractor network cited for Davis-Bacon violations
Subcontractors working on an affordable housing development in DC had to pay $633K in back wages for violating the Davis- Bacon Act, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act. The case involved multiple subcontractors and 84...
Understanding Work Classifications Under Davis Bacon
The Davis Bacon Act requires contractors and subcontractors performing work on federally funded or assisted construction projects to pay workers prevailing wages and fringe benefits. These wages are based on what the local wages are for workers performing similar work...
Overtime and prevailing wages
Overtime is a simple concept in theory, but in practice it can get quite complicated. This isn’t due to how overtime is calculated but comes from the various laws that govern how it is handled. There are federal overtime laws under the Fair Labor Standards Act...
