SERVICE CONTRACT ACT
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DAVIS-BACON and RELATED ACTS (DBRA)
One of these laws will normally apply to a contractor performing either as prime or subcontractor (or lower-tier subcontractor) on a federal service contract, a federal construction contract, or on a construction project with federal financial assistance, including loans, grants, or guaranties. These labor standards are complex and easily misunderstood. Failure to comply can have serious repercussions.
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As an enforcement officer with DOL, Morris found that SCA and DBRA violations were very common, even when the contractors were large national firms. One reason is that the responsibility for compliance is often assigned to certain managers or other employees without providing sufficient training.
Failure of subcontractors to comply may be the result of prime contractors not fully apprising the subs of their obligations and how to meet them. DBRA contractors' payroll reviewers and superintendents often do not know how to recognize indications that subcontractors are not in compliance.
Prime contractors, subcontractors, lower-tier subs, staffing firms, and professional employer organizations will save time, money, and aggravation by obtaining appropriate guidance and advice from an expert.
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