Many construction companies turn to government contracts to help grow their business. Taking government contracts can be a great way to keep your crews busy, but there are some things you’ll need to know first. For example, to bid on federal jobs you have to register...
Prevailing wage laws are complicated and often difficult to interpret. Making matters worse, laws change regularly with new laws and regulations coming out yearly. So even if you routinely deal with prevailing wage compliance, you have to work to stay ahead of them....
At the end of April, President Biden signed an executive order to establish a $15 per hour minimum wage for federal contractors. Currently the minimum wage for workers affected by this order is $10.95 per hour, with a tipped minimum hourly wage of $7.65. According to...
The pandemic disrupted the economy and changed how many businesses operated. For the construction industry, this has meant a slow down with many projects on hold. As things start to open back up, and with the possibility of a large infrastructure stimulus package on...
The construction industry may have temporarily slowed down due COVID-19, but the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is still investigating potential violations. Recently, they’ve investigated an Idaho-based concrete company for reported...
Few administrative tasks could be considered fun, but they are a necessary burden of doing business. For government contractors, certified payroll falls into this category. While it’s a requirement of taking on prevailing wage work, certified payroll creates a...
