Ask The Expert: September 2025
Question Hi Aliecia, We have added a new scope of work and I am not sure how we identify the trade classification for prevailing wage compliance. I have contacted the Research OD team at the DIR, but was told it would be on a case by case basis and determined by the Awarding Body on […]
Ask The Expert: August 2025
August�s Ask the Expert provides guidance on certified payroll for warranty work, missing apprentice certificates and how to identify contract compliance officers on Davis-Bacon projects. Question If it’s necessary to return onsite for warranty work after a job has been closed, is certified payroll reporting still required? If so, can it be submitted as a […]
Ask The Expert: July 2025
Aliecia Taormina, CCEP, MCA has over 20 years of experience in construction (including a role as a Senior Compliance Manager of a Fortune 300 contractor), accumulating extensive prevailing wage and Davis-Bacon knowledge over her career � When does delivery work become covered under Davis-Bacon law? How should roofing work and missing wage classifications be handled? […]
Ask The Expert: June 2025
This month covers when offsite work requires Davis-Bacon wages, whether truck drivers belong on certified payroll and what workers can do when pay is withheld. Question Are Davis Bacon rates only for when work is done on the actual project site? We do most of our work in our warehouse offsite. Answer: Great question! And one that […]
Ask the Expert: May 2025
Question I am confused about non-union labor work for which we pay $27.00 per hour (time and a half for OT). I reported just the hourly rates and hours. Is this correct? It makes no sense to me to include fringes if the EE does not belong to a Union. Answer: So let�s talk in […]
Ask the Expert: April 2025
Tune into this month’s installment of our�Live Ask the Expert Series�� now in video format! Our Davis-Bacon expert and Master Compliance Administrator,�Aliecia Taormina, addresses a few of our readers’ questions regarding: � � Got a burning labor compliance question? Submit it anonymously to�our live submission form�and it might be answered in an upcoming edition of […]
Ask the Expert: March 2025
Ask the Expert: February 2025
Tune into this month’s installment of our Live Ask the Expert Series � now in video format! Our Davis-Bacon expert and Master Compliance Administrator, Aliecia Taormina, addresses a few of our readers’ questions regarding: Got a burning labor compliance question? Submit it anonymously to our live submission form and it might be answered in an upcoming edition of Ask the […]
Ask the Expert: January 2025
In this month’s Ask the Expert Takeover, GCAP Services� Ed Salcedo discusses contract compliance and supplier diversity, including verifying certifications and also setting diversity goals. Ed Salcedo brings a wealth of experience in supplier diversity and contract compliance, honed through leadership roles, including Vice President of Contract Compliance and Ethics Officer for a major government […]
Ask the Expert: December 2024
� Explore guidance on reporting wages above prevailing rates, determining when truck drivers perform covered work and completing certified payroll when an LLC owner operates equipment. Question We pay our truck drivers more than the required prevailing wage amount (including the fringe benefits). Where do we report the “overage”? We are in California and I […]
