“It will take food off my table” Union members rally against repeal of common wage law

Source: WTHITV

By Lindsey Yates

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – The way Indiana communities have set wages for public work projects has been the same for nearly 80 years, and soon it could change.

The Hoosier state is one step closer to repealing the common construction wage law.

The proposal would eliminate the five-member boards that are appointed under law to establish wages for public works projects costing $350,000 or more.

The proposal also outlines contractor penalties for worker’s compensation fraud and other violations. It requires contractors with 10 or more employees to maintain an ongoing training program. It also requires workers to be “e-verified” to show they are U.S. citizens.

FULL story at link.



Read more: http://wthitv.com/2015/04/12/it-will-take-food-off-my-table-union-members-rally-against-repeal-of-common-wage-law/

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They are stripping Indiana's version of Davis-Bacon and Related Acts

http://www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts/dbra.htm (Copyright exempt)

Overview
The Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, apply to contractors and subcontractors performing on federally funded or assisted contracts in excess of $2,000 for the construction, alteration, or repair (including painting and decorating) of public buildings or public works. Davis-Bacon Act and Related Act contractors and subcontractors must pay their laborers and mechanics employed under the contract no less than the locally prevailing wages and fringe benefits for corresponding work on similar projects in the area. The Davis-Bacon Act directs the Department of Labor to determine such locally prevailing wage rates. The Davis-Bacon Act applies to contractors and subcontractors performing work on federal or District of Columbia contracts. The Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage provisions apply to the “Related Acts,” under which federal agencies assist construction projects through grants, loans, loan guarantees, and insurance.
For prime contracts in excess of $100,000, contractors and subcontractors must also, under the provisions of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, as amended, pay laborers and mechanics, including guards and watchmen, at least one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek. The overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act may also apply to DBA-covered contracts.
Key News
NOTICE: Renumbering Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations (“Rollover”)

The Davis-Bacon (DB) Wage Determinations (WDs) will be renumbered, effective January 4, 2013. This renumbering is a planned and recurrent update of all DB WD numbers. The WDs will reflect the year 2013 (“13”) and “Modification 0” as well as renumbering the last four digit WD identifier in a new sequence. Please know that since numbers will change due to the new sequence renumbering, you must search by state, county, and type of construction to ensure that the correct WD is located as the old numbers will be obsolete. The last publication for 2012 with the old numbers will be on Friday, December 21, 2012.

Example: “AL120025” (AL25 from 2012 rollover) could be “AL130011” (AL11 from 2013 rollover).

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published a final rule (PDF) revising regulations under the Davis-Bacon and related Acts and the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act to discontinue the weekly reporting of certain employee personal information on certified payrolls. The final rule is effective on January 18, 2009.
Guidance
Prevailing Wage Resource Book (March 2014)
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act Guide
Apprenticeship Web site
Davis-Bacon Compliance Guide
All Agencies Memoranda (AAMs)
AAM No. 212: Applicability of Davis-Bacon labor standards to members of survey crews
AAM No. 213: Application of the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts requirement that wage rates for additional classifications, when “conformed” to an existing wage determination, bear a “reasonable relationship” to the wage rates in that wage determination
WHD ARRA Guidance
Contact the Branch of Construction Wage Determinations
Conformance and CBA Update public email address: WHD-CBACONFORMANCE_INCOMING@dol.gov
E-Tools
Prevailing Wage Conference Videos - These videos are temporarily unavailable due to problems with the external hosting provider. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Wage Determinations OnLine.gov
This site provides federal contracting officers and members of the general public with assistance in obtaining appropriate Davis-Bacon Act(DBA) wage determinations and other compliance information.
Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Web Information Service
This site provides public access to Davis-Bacon information and supports the user in filling out the Report of Construction Contractor's Wage Rates (WD-10) Form. The type of information that you will find here includes information about the Schedule of Surveys being conducted to make wage determinations; regional office information; and, help. We also provide a WD-10 Form that you can view, print or save
Construction Contracts (Davis-Bacon - Branch of Construction Wage Determinations Staff and State Assignment Listing)
WHD District Offices
Complaints concerning underpayment of wages should be filed with the appropriate WHD District Office listed here. To find the WHD District Office nearest to you, please click on a state on the map or select a state name.
WHD Regions
The map provide on this site shows where the WHD Regional Offices are located and the areas they cover. Click on one of the areas shown to link to the name, phone number and address for Government Contracts Enforcement Coordinator in that Region.
Fact Sheets
Government Contracts:
Fact Sheet 66 (PDF) — Davis-Bacon Fact Sheet
Fact Sheet 67 (PDF) — Service Contract Act Fact Sheet
Fair Labor Standard Act Relevant Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet 1 (PDF) — The Construction Industry Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Fact Sheet 13 (PDF) — Employment Relationship Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Fact Sheet 14 (PDF) — Coverage Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Fact Sheet 17a (PDF) — Exemption for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Computer & Outside Sales Employees Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Fact Sheet 21 (PDF) — Recordkeeping Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Fact Sheet 22 (PDF) — Hours Worked Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Additional Information:
Fact Sheet 44 (PDF) — Visits to Employers
Additional Fact Sheets
Posters
Davis-Bacon Poster (Government Construction)
Spanish Version
Forms
Revised WH-347 Form and Instructions
Applicable to Contracts Entered into Pursuant to Invitations for Bids Issued or Negotiations Concluded On or After January 18, 2009.
Standard Form (SF) 1444 — Request for Authorization of Additional Classification and Wage Rate
SF-1444 (PDF)
Interpretive Guidance
Field Operations Handbook
Chapter 15 (PDF) — Davis-Bacon and Related Acts and Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
Applicable Laws, Executive Orders, and Regulations
Laws
The Davis Bacon Act — 40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as Amended (PDF) — 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.
McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended (PDF) — 41 U.S.C. 351 et seq.
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, as Amended (PDF) — 40 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.
Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act — 41 U.S.C. 35 et seq.
Copeland Anti-Kickback Act — 40 U.S.C 3145