The U.S. General Accountability Office has issued a new report that calls into question the methodology used by the Department of Labor (DOL) to set federal prevailing wages. The report suggests overhaul to the surveying technique that the DOL utilizes to set rates. But will the DOL listen?[...]
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New Prevailing Wage Rates Hit Washington Next Month
Washington State’s Department of Labor & Industries is getting ready for a change to prevailing wage rates. The change is set to go into effect on September 1, 2010 and will effect all bids which are due no earlier than that date. Washington prevailing wage rates are set twice a year, on t[...]
