SB 776 protects the wages and fringe benefits of workers on public works projects by clarifying the requirements for bona fide fringe benefits. Specifically, this important bill closes loopholes in prevailing wage law by clarifying that contractor payments for monitoring and enforcing laws related to public works cannot count as a credit towards a contractor’s obligation to pay prevailing wages, if payments are inconsistent with federal law. Federal and state prevailing wage laws ensure competent workers for public works by preventing public works contractors from importing low cost unskilled or low skilled labor from other areas to undercut the local skilled labor market.Some employers use “contract compliance committees” and claim that those groups meet prevailing wage requirements. Unfortunately, only management participates in these committees while excluding workers; these employer committees appear more focused on attempting to repeal prevailing wage laws instead of complying with existing prevailing wage regulations.
Posted on: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:02:02 +0000
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