Prevailing Wage Act
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The Prevailing Wage Act is an Illinois labor law that requires workers on public works projects to be paid wage rates comparable to those commonly paid for similar work in the area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prevailing Wage Act canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13299652 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prevailing Wage Act Context triple: [Illinois Department of Labor, enforces, Prevailing Wage Act]
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A.
Davis-Bacon and Related Acts
The Davis-Bacon and Related Acts are U.S. federal laws that require payment of locally prevailing wages and benefits to laborers and mechanics on certain public works and federally funded construction projects.
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B.
Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
The Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act is a U.S. federal law that sets labor standards, including minimum wages, maximum hours, and safety requirements, for workers employed on government supply contracts.
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C.
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
The Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act is a U.S. federal law that sets overtime pay requirements and certain safety standards for laborers and mechanics working on federally funded or assisted contracts.
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D.
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act is a U.S. federal law that sets labor standards and protections for migrant and seasonal farmworkers, regulating wages, housing, transportation, and employment disclosures.
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E.
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007
The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 is a U.S. federal law that significantly increased the federal minimum wage in several stages for the first time in a decade.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prevailing Wage Act Target entity description: The Prevailing Wage Act is an Illinois labor law that requires workers on public works projects to be paid wage rates comparable to those commonly paid for similar work in the area.
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A.
Davis-Bacon and Related Acts
The Davis-Bacon and Related Acts are U.S. federal laws that require payment of locally prevailing wages and benefits to laborers and mechanics on certain public works and federally funded construction projects.
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B.
Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
The Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act is a U.S. federal law that sets labor standards, including minimum wages, maximum hours, and safety requirements, for workers employed on government supply contracts.
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C.
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
The Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act is a U.S. federal law that sets overtime pay requirements and certain safety standards for laborers and mechanics working on federally funded or assisted contracts.
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D.
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act is a U.S. federal law that sets labor standards and protections for migrant and seasonal farmworkers, regulating wages, housing, transportation, and employment disclosures.
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E.
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007
The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 is a U.S. federal law that significantly increased the federal minimum wage in several stages for the first time in a decade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Illinois state statute
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labor law ⓘ |
| aimsTo | prevent undercutting of local wage standards on public projects ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
contractors on public works projects
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public works projects ⓘ subcontractors on public works projects ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Illinois contractors and subcontractors
ⓘ
Illinois public bodies ⓘ |
| basisOfWageRates | wage rates commonly paid for similar work in the locality ⓘ |
| covers |
laborers
ⓘ
mechanics ⓘ workers ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Illinois Department of Labor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Illinois
|
| legalArea |
employment law
ⓘ
public contracting law ⓘ |
| protects | workers on public works projects ⓘ |
| providesFor | penalties for noncompliance ⓘ |
| purpose | to ensure workers on public works projects are paid wages comparable to those for similar work in the area ⓘ |
| regulates | wage rates on public works projects ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
government-funded projects
ⓘ
public construction contracts ⓘ |
| requires |
contractors to pay laborers and mechanics not less than the prevailing rate of wages
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payment of prevailing wages ⓘ public bodies to specify prevailing wage rates in contracts ⓘ recordkeeping of wages paid on covered projects ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Illinois labor law compliance requirements ⓘ |
| typeOf | prevailing wage law ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prevailing Wage Act Description of subject: The Prevailing Wage Act is an Illinois labor law that requires workers on public works projects to be paid wage rates comparable to those commonly paid for similar work in the area.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.