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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
The federal minimum wage applies in states with no state minimum wage or a minimum wage lower than the federal rate (column titled "No state MW or state MW is lower than $7.25."). Some of the state rates below are higher than the rate on the main table above. That is because the main table does not use the rate for cities or regions.
Last year, Whitmer signed legislation reinstating Michigan's prevailing wage law for state-funded construction projects. For decades, prevailing wage had been in place in Michigan until Gov. Rick ...
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. It applies to "contractors and subcontractors performing on federally funded or assisted contracts in excess of $2,000 for the construction, alteration, or ...
In the Michigan House, lawmakers have introduced bills to address pending changes to the state's minimum wage and paid sick leave policies. Minimum wage, paid sick time loom over Michigan's lame ...
Alabama. The US Department of Labor says there is “no state minimum wage law.” However, employers subject to the “Fair Labor Standard Act” must pay the current federal minimum wage of $7. ...
Some state laws Democrats eyed for repeal remain on the books such as a mandated 24-hour waiting period before obtaining an abortion. ... New Michigan gun, prevailing wage, abortion laws take ...
The earliest minimum wage laws in the United States were state laws focused on women and children. [25] These laws were struck down by the Supreme Court between 1923 and 1937. [25] The first federal minimum wage law, which exempted large parts of the workforce, was enacted in 1938 and set rates that became obsolete during World War II. [25]