The U.S. Department of Labor is looking to update its rules governing how contractors are paid when working on federally funded construction projects in what would amount to the largest overhaul of Davis-Bacon Act regulations in four decades.
The proposal announced Friday would change how the agency enforces the 1931 law that requires workers to receive “prevailing wages,” or pay and benefits equal to local rates for similar jobs, when working on projects funded by the federal government.
“The goal of course with this is to make sure that the Davis-Bacon regulations are reflecting our modern construction industry and our ...
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