New York City Court Overthrows Prevailing Wage

New York Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Wright struck down a New York City requirement for landlords and companies receiving economic aid from the city to pay workers prevailing wage. Wright said it was preempted by the state’s minimum wage law; the new measure would have raised the minimum wage for some private employees. The court […]

California Prevailing Wage Law

California’s prevailing wage law has been in place for more than 50 years. It is the law of the land for federal and state public works projects. In government contracting, a prevailing wage is the hourly wage paid to the majority of workers, laborers and mechanics within one specific geographic area. Currently it is not […]

Missouri Adjusts Prevailing Wage

The Missouri Senate signed a bill, House Bill 34, last month to modify how prevailing wage is calculated to make it more economical for rural communities. In many areas of the state, the wages required for government projects are above those paid in the private sector, up to 10 times more. The changes will encourage more […]

Kentucky Serious Injury Rate Rose 11% After Repeal of Prevailing Wage Law

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 […]

American Public Works Association 4

During the 2012 APWA show, LCPtracker President Mark Douglas presented information on prevailing wage and new components of LCPtracker software. Videos of the speech are published on LCPtracker’s YouTube channel. Check back on the blog periodically as more videos are uploaded. The fourth and final video in the series presents a complete overview of LCPtracker software […]

Study Refutes Claims About Prevailing Wage Laws

A study by America’s Building Trades Unions examined a sample of bids by union and nonunion contractors on prevailing wage projects in the San Francisco Bay area. Results provided the first evidence examining the effects of prevailing wage regulations on contractor participation and bidding behavior. Prevailing wage regulations does not decrease the number of  bidders […]

‘Do More Construction When Unemployment Is High’

From The Keystone Research Center: HARRISBURG – With the Pennsylvania House Labor and Industry Committee scheduled to vote on seven proposals to weaken Pennsylvania’s construction sector prevailing wage law, the Keystone Research Center released a policy brief summarizing research on the impact of these laws.The research shows that prevailing wage laws do not raise construction costs […]

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