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2. Prevailing wage - Wikipedia

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   Prevailing wage. In United States government contracting, a prevailing wage is defined as the hourly wage, usual benefits and overtime, paid to the majority of workers, laborers, and mechanics within a particular area. This is usually the union wage. [1] : 1. Prevailing wages are established by regulatory agencies for each trade and occupation ...

3. Davis–Bacon Act of 1931 - Wikipedia

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   The Davis–Bacon Act of 1931 is a United States federal law that establishes the requirement for paying the local prevailing wages on public works projects for laborers and mechanics. It applies to "contractors and subcontractors performing on federally funded or assisted contracts in excess of $2,000 for the construction, alteration, or ...

4. Project Labor Agreement - Wikipedia

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   A Project Labor Agreement ( PLA ), also known as a Community Workforce Agreement, [1] is a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement with one or more labor unions that establishes the terms and conditions of employment for a specific construction project. [2] Before any workers are hired on the project, construction unions have bargaining rights ...

5. Wage - Wikipedia

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   e. A wage is payment made by an employer to an employee for work done in a specific period of time. Some examples of wage payments include compensatory payments such as minimum wage, prevailing wage, and yearly bonuses, and remunerative payments such as prizes and tip payouts. Wages are part of the expenses that are involved in running a business.

6. Breadwinner model - Wikipedia

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   The breadwinner model is a paradigm of family centered on a breadwinner, "the member of a family who earns the money to support the others." [1] Traditionally, the earner works outside the home to provide the family with income and benefits such as health insurance, while the non-earner stays at home and takes care of children and the elderly ...

7. Walsh–Healey Public Contracts Act of 1936 - Wikipedia

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   The Walsh-Healey Act that applies to U.S. government contracts exceeding $15,000 for the manufacturing or furnishing of goods. Walsh-Healey establishes overtime pay for hours worked by contractor employees in excess of 40 hours per week, and sets the minimum wage equal to the prevailing wage as determined by the