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> *Statutory analysis of certified payroll reporting, Davis-Bacon Act federal compliance, state prevailing wage determinations, and fringe benefit credits.*

# Prevailing Wage & Public Works Payroll Guide

An exhaustive statutory analysis of certified payroll reporting (WH-347), Davis-Bacon Act fringe benefit credit calculations, and state prevailing wage statutes.

Employment Law Analysts

## 1. The Davis-Bacon Act & Certified Payroll

The Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. § 3141 et seq.) mandates that contractors and subcontractors on federally funded construction projects exceeding $2,000 pay laborers and mechanics local prevailing wage rates determined by the US Department of Labor. Contractors must submit weekly **Certified Payroll Reports (Form WH-347)** under penalty of perjury.

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