Prevailing wage laws have been instrumental in promoting local economies and creating higher standards of living and a better quality of life for millions of American workers. The study written by Steve Cooper from “Wepartypatriots.com” shows the importance of these laws: In a recent study, when comparing Kansas with 15 other Plains States, injury rose […]
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Federal Davis-Bacon Requirements: Apprentices
A contractor may employ apprentices and pay the applicable apprenticeship rate only for those individuals who are properly enrolled in a Bureau of Apprenticeship Training (BAT) program. The BAT may have agreements with various state apprenticeship agencies so that many (but not all) apprenticeship programs have both BAT and local state approval. Only those workers […]