by Adam Garrett | Feb 3, 2020 | Davis Bacon Act
The Davis Bacon Act was created in 1931 with the intention of ensuring fair wages for all workers on Federal construction contracts. According to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL): “The DBA applies to contracts involving the construction, alteration, and/or repair...
by Adam Garrett | Jan 1, 2020 | Compliance Tips, Davis Bacon Act, Prevailing Wage, SCA Compliance
The Department of Labor implemented major changes in 2019 which will affect government contractors and their prevailing wage workforces for years to come. At Archer Jordan we thought it worthwhile to put together a concise re-cap of the more significant shifts...
by Adam Garrett | Sep 22, 2017 | Compliance Tips, Davis Bacon Act, Government Contracting
Compliance Requirements Relaxed for Government ContractorsAs support to the relief efforts for Hurricane Irma and Harvey, the U.S. DOL has temporarily relaxed the federal requirements for government contractors. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs...
by Adam Garrett | Sep 8, 2017 | Davis Bacon Act, VA Prevailing Wage
Information for VA Government ContractorsThere were a handful U.S. states that do not currently have any state-specific prevailing wage requirements. One of them is Virginia. Even when that is the case, any jurisdiction in Virginia that receives federal funding for...
by Adam Garrett | Sep 4, 2017 | Davis Bacon Act, Prevailing Wage
Could Suspension of DBA Help in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey?Suspend the Davis Bacon Act. This is the solution being offered by the director of state affairs at the Americans for Tax Reform, Patrick Gleason in an article published in Forbes for fixing the damage...
by Adam Garrett | Aug 28, 2017 | Davis Bacon Act, MD Prevailing Wage, State Prevailing Wage
Information for Maryland Government ContractorsEach state has its own distinctive features when it comes to prevailing wage law. Prevailing wage contractors and subcontractors need to abide by the prevailing wage rate before getting into a state-funded construction...
