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IN SB0346
Bill
Status
1/7/2016
Primary Sponsor
Karen Tallian
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AI Summary
Senate Bill 346 Summary
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Requires contractors and subcontractors to pay prevailing wages determined by the Department of Labor commissioner for public improvement construction projects with actual costs of at least $150,000.
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Mandates inclusion of employer fringe benefit contributions from collective bargaining agreements in prevailing wage determinations, unless federal, state, or local law already requires the benefit.
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Establishes prevailing wage determinations as conclusive for one year, requires all determinations be publicly available, and mandates wage schedules be posted at work sites.
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Imposes civil penalties equal to 75% of the difference between prevailing and actual wages paid, deposits penalties into a prevailing wage penalty enforcement fund, and prohibits public bodies from awarding contracts to violators for three years.
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Creates enforcement mechanisms allowing the commissioner, workers, and interested parties to file complaints, conduct wage investigations, withhold up to 25% of contract payments for non-compliance, and pursue legal action for unpaid wages plus liquidated damages and attorney's fees.
Legislative Description
Prevailing wage. Requires that, whenever the actual costs for the construction of a public improvement are at least $150,000, a contractor or subcontractor shall pay the workers employed in the performance of work for the construction of the public improvement a rate of wages that is not less than the prevailing wage determined by the commissioner (commissioner) of the department of labor. Requires that employer contributions for fringe benefits paid under a bona fide collective bargaining agreement be included in the prevailing wage determination unless a contractor or subcontractor is required by federal, state, or local law to provide the
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Rules & Legislative Procedure
1/7/2016