U.S. Department of Labor to Offer Compliance Seminar on Prevailing Wage Requirements for Federal Construction and Service Contracts




San Diego, CA - - (May 15, 2018) - - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will offer a comprehensive compliance seminar for federal contractors, unions, and employees to provide information on the rules governing federal prevailing wage requirements, wage rules for non-displacement of qualified workers, establishing a minimum wage for contractors, and establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors.

WHD will hold the training on May 22-24 at the Crowne Plaza San Diego Mission Valley, 2270 Hotel Circle North, in San Diego. Check-in for the training is from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on May 22. The program begins each day at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 5:30 p.m. on May 22 and 23, and ends at 3:00 p.m. on May 24.

The Department of Labor is committed to ensuring that all stakeholders, contractors, contracting officials, unions, workers and interested parties understand and comply with the wage and fringe benefit requirements that apply to federal and federally assisted contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act and the McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act.

Seminar attendance is free, but pre-registration is required as space is limited. Register online at Prevailing Wage Seminar-San Diego Registration.

For more information on the Davis-Bacon Act, Service Contract Act and other federal wage laws related to government contracts administered by the Wage and Hour Division, call the Department’s toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243) or visit the Agency’s website at https://www.dol.gov/whd .




Courtesy: U.S. Department of Labor