Davis-Bacon and Related Acts

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal labor law
wage regulation statute
administeredBy United States Department of Labor
Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor
appliesTo federal government construction contracts above a monetary threshold
federally funded construction projects
public works projects
appliesToWorkers laborers
mechanics
basisOfWageDetermination surveys of local wages and benefits
benefits laborers and mechanics employed on covered projects
complianceMonitoredBy federal contracting agencies
grant and loan recipient agencies for assisted projects
complianceRequirement certified payroll records
country United States of America
surface form: United States
covers on-site construction, alteration, and repair work
enforcedBy Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor
surface form: United States Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division
establishes minimum wage rates based on local prevailing wages
excludes most supply and manufacturing operations off the site of the work
historicalContext enacted during the Great Depression era
implementedThrough contract clauses in federal and federally assisted construction contracts
includes Davis-Bacon and Related Acts self-linksurface differs
surface form: Davis-Bacon Act

Davis-Bacon and Related Acts self-linksurface differs
surface form: Related Acts covering federal assistance construction programs
legalBasis Davis-Bacon and Related Acts self-linksurface differs
surface form: Davis-Bacon Act of 1931
legalCharacter mandatory labor standard for covered contracts
legalForm statutes and implementing regulations
nonComplianceConsequence contract termination
debarment from future federal contracts
withholding of contract payments
objective to ensure federal construction does not depress local wage levels
policyArea labor standards
public procurement
purpose to prevent undercutting of local contractors by low-wage competition on federal projects
to protect local wage standards on federal and federally assisted construction projects
regulates payment of wages to laborers and mechanics
relatedTo Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
Copeland Anti-Kickback Act
requires classification of workers by trade or occupation for wage purposes
contractors and subcontractors to pay prevailing wage rates
overtime pay in conjunction with other applicable statutes on covered projects
payment of at least the wage rates listed in applicable wage determinations
payment of fringe benefits consistent with prevailing practice
payment of locally prevailing wages
posting of wage determinations at the job site
scope federal and federally assisted construction contracts
sector construction industry

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WHD legalAuthority Davis-Bacon and Related Acts
subject surface form: Wage and Hour Division
Davis-Bacon and Related Acts legalBasis Davis-Bacon and Related Acts self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Davis-Bacon Act of 1931
Davis-Bacon and Related Acts includes Davis-Bacon and Related Acts self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Davis-Bacon Act
Davis-Bacon and Related Acts includes Davis-Bacon and Related Acts self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Related Acts covering federal assistance construction programs
Service Contract Act relatedTo Davis-Bacon and Related Acts
this entity surface form: Davis–Bacon Act
Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act relatedTo Davis-Bacon and Related Acts
this entity surface form: Davis-Bacon Act
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Wage and Hour jurisdiction Davis-Bacon and Related Acts
this entity surface form: Davis-Bacon Act enforcement