prevailing wage laws

A number of times since it’s passage, the Davis Bacon and Related Acts have been suspended by executive order.

A few weeks ago, we offered a perspective on the Republican party’s silence regarding prevailing wage laws, in general, and the federal Davis-Bacon Act, in particular.   In this post we want to take a different view – that of the Democratic party and the challenges it faces in dealing with prevailing wage rates.

We all need help staying up-to-date on evolving rules for Davis-Bacon compliance. While the Davis Bacon law has no doubt resulted in lucrative public works opportunities for contractors, it is not without its regulatory land mines! With that in mind, Jeff VanderWal has drafted a review of new guidelines that will directly affect all prevailing wage contractors working on a federal Davis-Bacon job!

There are 116 charter cities in California identified by the League of California Cities. The state constitution allows these cities to establish their own policies regarding purely municipal affairs, thus freeing themselves from the rules and mandates of the state government.