We sat down to talk with our Director of HR Services, Andrea Porter, regarding the top issues companies face when doing prevailing wage work. As the head of human resources, she has a lot of insight into the real-world challenges companies deal with every day as...
Certified payroll is a confusing topic, especially for construction companies new to doing prevailing wage work. Not only are there federal rules in place, there are also many areas with state and municipal prevailing wage laws as well. This adds to the complication...
Hourly wages and fringe benefits are pre-determined for those that work on qualifying public works projects. Wage determinations are the published list of these wage and fringe benefit rates for each labor category that falls under these guidelines. There are federal...
On January 1 of 2019, Assembly Bill 3018 (AB-3018) went into effect and placed new constraints on Californian general and subcontractors that work on government funded projects. Prior to the law, contractors were required to use a skilled and trained workforce...
Complying with all of the regulations for government funded projects can be difficult, confusing and costly. A Florida-based company recently found this out the hard way after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) determined that they had...
Construction and service contracts for government funded projects come with an overwhelming amount of regulation requirements. Knowing the names of the laws, what they mean, how they’re similar, and how they’re different can seem daunting, especially when you’re...
