DOL’s Proposed Revisions of Davis Bacon Act Rules Will Have Significant Impact on Federal Construction Contractors

Fisher Phillips – Federal wage and hour officials recently issued proposed rules that will make it easier for unions to have their hourly rates of pay established as the prevailing wage rates and will increase the Department of Labor’s enforcement authority to punish and debar contractors, particularly for claims of retaliation – proposals that are being billed by the Department of Labor as “the most comprehensive review of Davis-Bacon Act regulations in 40 years.” The DOL Wage and Hour Division’s March 11 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking will apply to contracts and subcontracts who perform construction, alteration, or repair work that is covered by the Davis Bacon Act or any of the dozens of Davis Bacon-Related Acts.