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2. Davis–Bacon Act of 1931 - Wikipedia

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   Sen. James J. Davis (R-PA) and Rep. Robert L. Bacon (R–NY-1), the co-sponsors of the Davis–Bacon Act. The Davis–Bacon Act of 1931 is a United States federal law that establishes the requirement for paying the local prevailing wages on public works projects for laborers and mechanics.

3. Prevailing wage - Wikipedia

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   There are also 32 states that have state prevailing wage laws, also known as "little Davis–Bacon Acts". The rules and regulations vary from state to state. As of 2016, the prevailing wage requirement, codified in the Davis–Bacon Act, increases the cost of federal construction projects by an average of $1.4 billion per year. [3]: 1

4. Wage and Hour Division - Wikipedia

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   The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the United States Department of Labor is the federal office responsible for enforcing federal labor laws. The Division was formed with the enactment of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. [ 1 ]

5. US judge blocks Biden wage rule for construction projects - AOL

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   A New Deal-era law, the Davis-Bacon Act, tasks the Labor Department with establishing wage floors for federally funded construction projects, which are based on the prevailing wages for certain ...

6. Wage - Wikipedia

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   For certain federal or state government contacts, employers must pay the so-called prevailing wage as determined according to the Davis–Bacon Act or its state equivalent. Activists have undertaken to promote the idea of a living wage rate which account for living expenses and other basic necessities, setting the living wage rate much higher ...

7. Where's my paycheck? How pay periods break down by industry - AOL

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   Xactly visualized and analyzed how pay periods compare between industries, using 2023 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

8. United States labor law - Wikipedia

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   The Davis–Bacon Act of 1931 and Walsh–Healey Public Contracts Act of 1936 required that in federal government contracts, all employers would pay their workers fair wages, beyond the minimum, at prevailing local rates. [47]

9. Workers building a new Veterans Affairs clinic in Florida got ...

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   Both companies, Labor’s Wage and Hour investigators found, didn’t pay the fringe benefits and prevailing wages as Davis-Bacon demands. M.C.A used the lower rate to calculate overtime pay ...