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Prevailing wage requirements of various laws applicable to
government contracts are enforced by the Employment Standards
Administration's Wage & Hour Division.
The Davis-Bacon and
Related Acts (DBRA) require payment of prevailing wages to laborers and
mechanics employed on federal and federally-assisted construction projects.
The McNamara-O'Hara Service
Contract Act requires payment of prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits
to service employees employed on contracts to provide services to the federal
government.
The Contract Work Hours
and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA) requires contractors and subcontractors
on federal contracts to pay laborers and mechanics at least one and one-half
times their basic rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek. This
Act also prohibits unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous working conditions in
the construction industry on federal and federally financed and assisted
projects.
The Copeland
“Anti-Kickback” Act prohibits a contractor or subcontractor from
inducing an employee to give up any part of his/her compensation to which
he/she is entitled under his/her contract of employment. The Act's implementing
regulations requires a contractor and subcontractor to submit a weekly
statement of the wages paid each employee performing on covered work during the
preceding payroll period.
The Walsh-Healey Public
Contracts Act requires payment of minimum wage rates and overtime pay on
federal contracts to manufacture or furnish materials, supplies or equipment.
DOL Web Pages on This
Topic
Davis-Bacon
Wage Determinations
Current Davis-Bacon wage determinations that will
apply to future contracts are available at this site.
Wage and Hour Division Home
Page
This site includes direct links for accessing Wage and Hour
District Office address and phone numbers, the
Davis-Bacon poster (WH-1321),
optional payroll form WH-347 (with
instructions), and Davis-Bacon
survey data collection form WD-10,
"Report of Construction Contractor's Wage Rates."
All Agency Memo
Nos. 130 and 131
These memoranda provide guidance on determining the
type of construction (building, residential, highway or heavy).
Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA)
Web Information Service
Provides public access to Davis-Bacon
information and supports the user in filling out the Report of Construction
Contractor's Wage Rates (WD-10) Form. Includes information about the Schedule
of Surveys being conducted to make wage determinations and regional office
information.
DBRA Site Map
A
site map particularly useful in accessing Wage and Hour Regional Office
contacts and information concerning the status of Davis-Bacon surveys and the
survey process.
McNamara-O'Hara Service
Contract Act
Covers contracts entered into by federal and District of
Columbia agencies where the principal purpose of the contract is to furnish
services through the use of “service employees.”
Service
Contract Act Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
These FAQs pertain to the
issuance of wage determinations under the Service Contract Act.
Service
Contract Act Directory of Occupations
Provides definitions of
occupations subject to the Service Contract Act.
Service
Contract Act Index of Occupations
Provides federal grade equivalencies
subject to the Service Contract Act.
Service Contract
Act Compliance Assistance Memo 196
Service Contract Act Health and
Welfare Fringe Benefit Changes (Memo 196).
Laws & Regulations on This Topic
Regulations
29 CFR Part 1
Procedures for Predetermination of Davis-Bacon Wage Rates
29 CFR Part
3
Contractors and Subcontractors on Public Building or Public Work
Financed In Whole or In Part by Loans or Grants
29 CFR Part
4
Labor Standards for Federal Service Contracts
29 CFR Part
5
Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Provisions and Procedures
29 CFR Part
6
Rules of Practice for Administrative Proceedings Enforcing Labor
Standards In Federal and Federally Assisted Construction Contracts and Federal
Service Contracts
29 CFR Part
7
Practice Before the Administrative Review Board With Regard to
Federal and Federally Assisted Construction Contracts
29 CFR Part
8
Practice Before the Administrative Review Board With Regard to
Federal Service Contracts
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