by Adam Garrett | Apr 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
In the midst of the current COVID19 pandemic, we have compiled some helpful information and resources for prevailing wage contractors working under the Davis Bacon and Service Contract Acts. All companies working on federally funded contracts should take the following...
by Adam Garrett | Feb 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Complex bureaucratic hierarchy and the usage of endless acronyms are two distinctives of almost any federal government institution. As a contractor, the last thing you have is free-time to navigate the mess so here is a quick one-minute breakdown of who’s who and what...
by Adam Garrett | Dec 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
CONTEXT The fair labor standards act defines any hours worked in excess of 40 in a given week as “overtime.” It also dictates employees must be paid at least one and one-half their normal pay rate for all overtime hours. The Department of Labor refers to this...
by Adam Garrett | Nov 14, 2019 | Service Contract Act, Staffing, Uncategorized
Executive Order 13495 was signed into law by President Obama in January of 2009. This law mandated that when a service contract expires and a follow-on contract is awarded to a new contractor for the same service (at the same location) the new contractor must make...
by Adam Garrett | Oct 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
On September 24th the DOL updated its rules for overtime eligibility for salaried employees. This is the first time the department has updated overtime rules in 15 years and the changes fall into two categories, salaries and bonuses. Salaries: • The “standard salary...
by Adam Garrett | Sep 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
In September the DoD unveiled a new draft of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). This is the Pentagon’s push towards creating a simple, consistent framework for the cyber security standards it imposes on all 300,000+ prevailing wage contractors and...
