{"id":899994,"date":"2022-06-01T14:05:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T20:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/?p=899994"},"modified":"2022-06-01T14:06:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T20:06:04","slug":"davis-bacon-act-rules-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/davis-bacon-act-rules-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"USA: Construction: Labor Department Proposes Rule to Expand Coverage of Davis-Bacon Act and Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Brian P. Lundgren | L&E Global<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has\u00a0announced\u00a0proposed rulemaking to update and expand the prevailing wages and other regulations under the Davis-Bacon Act<\/a>, which applies to federal and federally assisted construction projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Davis-Bacon Act was created in 1931 to require contractors and subcontractors performing on federally funded or assisted contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair (including painting and decorating) of public buildings or public works to pay employees wages and benefits locally \u201cprevailing\u201d for similar work on projects in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historically, the Davis-Bacon Act has applied only to onsite construction work. The DOL\u2019s proposed rule<\/a> includes changes to long-standing definitions that would significantly expand the coverage of the Davis-Bacon Act to reach work not previously covered or for which coverage was not always clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To illustrate, the DOL proposed a change in the definition of covered \u201cbuilding or work\u201d by including solar panels, wind turbines, broadband installation, and installation of electric car chargers to the list of construction activities. The proposed rule changes clarify that \u201cbuilding or work\u201d and \u201cpublic building or public work\u201d also include construction activity involving a portion of a building, structure, or improvement, or the installation of equipment or components into a building, structure, or improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another example is the proposed inclusion of new language on when demolition and similar activities meet the definition of covered \u201cconstruction, prosecution, completion, or repair,\u201d which would add, among other circumstances, where subsequent covered construction is planned at the site of demolition or removal. The proposed rule indicates that Davis-Bacon would likely not cover such activity if it were to make the land more desirable for sale to private parties for a purely private construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some offsite manufacturing or fabrication of building materials also could be affected by the proposed revisions to the \u201csite of the work\u201d requirement. Under these proposals, the definition of \u201csite of the work\u201d would be changed to apply to off-site construction of \u201csignificant portions\u201d of a building or work. Presently, these are usually excluded from coverage unless the work is performed at facilities established by the contractor specifically for the performance of a contract or project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further, for truck drivers, the proposed rule seeks to amend the definition of \u201cconstruction, prosecution, completion, or repair\u201d to include transportation that takes place entirely on the site of work, between a secondary construction site and primary construction site, and between a dedicated support site and a primary or secondary construction site, as well as onsite activities essential or incidental to offsite transportation, and under any other statute that extends coverage to laborers and mechanics employed in the construction or development of a project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Action Points for Human Resources and In-house Counsel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond these examples, the breadth of the DOL\u2019s proposed rule to the Davis-Bacon Act includes many other changes to coverage, wage rates, and administration and enforcement. The DOL has invited interested persons to submit written comments to the proposed rulemaking by May 17, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When one of your cases is in need of a construction expert, estimates, insurance appraisal or umpire services in defect or insurance disputes – please call Advise & Consult, Inc. at 888.684.8305, or email experts@adviseandconsult.net<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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