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IN SB0251
Bill
Status
1/9/2017
Primary Sponsor
Karen Tallian
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AI Summary
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Requires contractors and subcontractors to pay workers the prevailing wage (as determined by the Department of Labor commissioner) for public improvement construction projects with costs of at least $150,000.
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Mandates that employer fringe benefit contributions under collective bargaining agreements be included in prevailing wage determinations, unless federal, state, or local law requires the benefit.
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Allows public bodies to terminate contracts or parts thereof if prevailing wages are not paid, and permits continuation of work with public workforce or alternative contractors; original contractors remain liable for excess costs.
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Establishes enforcement mechanisms including commissioner authority to withhold up to 25% of contract payments for non-compliance, creates a blacklist of non-compliant contractors (3-year ban from public contracts), and imposes civil penalties equal to 75% of unpaid wage differences.
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Creates the prevailing wage penalty enforcement fund from civil penalties and appropriations to support administration and enforcement of prevailing wage requirements.
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 Pensions and Labor
1/9/2017