Davis-Bacon and Related Acts
The DBA ensures that construction workers on federal or federally assisted construction projects will not see their wages and benefits undercut by government spending practices. The DBA exists to prevent the infusion of federal dollars into local communities from depressing local wages. DBA provides a wage floor that protects construction workers’ pay, and sets a level playing field for contractors who are bidding on federally funded projects. As important, these standards enable local contractors and their employees to compete for local projects by protecting against under-bidding by contractors from other areas who might import workers or offer the same jobs for less pay
Compliance Issues - Davis Bacon and Related Acts
- Base/fringe rate was deficient
- Overtime rate is deficient
- Apprentice certificate not on file
- The apprentice rate is not on file
- A required Holiday Pay was not detected
- Primary rate not found
- Forty hours of regular time exceeded
- No rates were found for this Apprentice Level
- Paycheck gross is less than earnings gross
- Base rate + Fringe is less than determination rate on a paid-to-plan entry
- No Apprentice/Trainee Certificate on file
- Apprentice/Trainee Certificate start date is later than the payroll start date
- Apprentice/Trainee Certificate end date is eariler than the payroll end date
- Apprentice/Trainee approval date is after payroll start date
- Journeyman not present while an apprentice was working
- Apprentice/Trainee Ratio deficient
- Apprentice/Trainee Certificate not approved
- More than 40 regular hours detected for the same SSN
- Matching SSN found with different employee info
- Employee data is incomplete
- Overtime rate was less than 150% of the required rate
- This rate is pending approval by the D.O.L.
- The SF1444 for this workclass was disapproved.
- Hours over 8 must be double time when there is seven consecutive work days.
- Hours over 8 must be paid as overtime.
- Hours over 12 must be paid as doubletime.
- Hours over 40 must be double time when there is seven consecutive work days.
- No Federal Taxes were paid on this payroll record.
- Employee has no SSN on record.
- Base rate + Fringe is less than determination base rate on a paid-to-plan entry
- Straight Time Fringe rate is deficient
- Overtime Fringe rate is deficient
- Straight Time Base rate is deficient
- Overtime Base rate is deficient
- Saturday and Sunday work must be paid as overtime
- Cash Fringes must be paid at the same rate for all Hours worked
- Discrepancy Between the Daily Time Sheets and the Certified Payroll
- Double Time Rate not 200% of Base
- Overtime Rate plus Fringes is less than Wage Determination
- ST Base + Fringes is Less Than Wage Determination Base + Fringes
- Base Rate Exception has been selected but rate still below Wage Determination
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- Saturday Must Be Paid At Double Time Rates
- Sunday Must Be Paid at Time and 1/2
- Missing A Required Document %DocumentType%
- Missing A Required Fringe
- Base/fringe rate was deficient on
- Overtime rate is deficient on :
- Primary rate not found on
- No rates were found for this Apprentice Level on
- Base rate + Fringe is less than determination rate on a paid-to-plan entry on
- Overtime rate was less than 150% of the required rate on
- Base rate + Fringe is less than determination base rate on a paid-to-plan entry on
- Straight Time Fringe rate is deficient on :
- Overtime Fringe rate is deficient on :
- Straight Time Base rate is deficient on :
- Overtime Base rate is deficient on
- Overtime Rate plus Fringes is less than Wage Determination on
- ST Base + Fringes is Less Than Wage Determination Base + Fringes on
- Base Rate Exception has been selected but rate still below Wage Determination on
For complete information regarding the Davis Bacon and Related Acts, please visit: https://www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts/dbra.htm
