Prevailing wage laws have given astounding results since their inception. They provide a two-fold benefit of improving quality of living and lowering burdens for American taxpayers. LCPtracker has developed technology to meet Davis-Bacon certified payroll and other prevailing wage compliance requirements, but in recent years, we’ve discovered this same technology yielded an unexpected boon: local communities have been using the system to also track their worker hiring goals. This has proven both transformative for disadvantaged individuals and the communities in which they live.
With advances in technology and the laws requiring government agencies to collect prevailing wage certified payroll and worker data, the economic impact of public works, projects is more visible than ever. Local communities are leveraging this data to ensure their workforce hiring programs are successful with concrete statistical results. Not only can government agencies and cities track wages, but they can also track the type of people they hire, where they live, and their skill levels. They can then use this information to make data-driven decisions on policy and laws that will aid in missions to improve the quality of life for the community.
Using technology, the City of Seattle has been able to set and track priority hire goals to transform their city. Jeanne Fulcher, Labor Equity Analyst for the City was able to explain the impact of being able to see real data and statistics. Thanks to certified payroll reporting software, the City was able to look at past data from their projects and realized that only 6% of the project hours were going to local workers. They acted quickly and developed a priority hire program. After a year, the city has seen amazing results with “three times increase in local workers, three times more women, and a huge increase in [female apprentices].”
Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC) is a non-profit organization that provides
assistance to disadvantaged individuals on re-entering the workforce. Veronica
Soto, Director of ECC Los Angeles, joined us to discuss how LCPtracker’s certified
payroll reporting software allows them to track their successes.
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Individually. CA law does not allow for use of credits of Employer Payments to reduce hourly ST or OT wage obligation. Cal. Lab. Code �� 1771 and 1773.1; see WSB Elec., Inc. v. Curry, 88 F.3d 788 (9th Cir. 1996)
At least twice every calendar month, with some exceptions
Depends on classification (minimum wage OT after 8, DT after 12), with 4 exceptions (listed in comments)
Disclaimer: The information on LCPtracker�s interactive prevailing wage state map is provided for general informational purposes only. While we strive to maintain accurate and up-to-date data, LCPtracker cannot assure the accuracy, reliability, or availability of the information, as these details are subject to updates. Overtime (OT) and double time (DT) requirements may be subject to additional rules in your state or vary based on contract funding. Users are encouraged to verify all information with the relevant government agencies before making decisions based on the provided data.
