Davis–Bacon Prevailing Wage Act

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Labor
gptkbp:affects construction industry
gptkbp:amendedBy multiple times since 1931
gptkbp:appliesTo contracts over $2,000
federally funded or assisted construction projects
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:40_U.S.C._§§_3141–3148
gptkbp:dateEnacted March 3, 1931
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Wage_and_Hour_Division
gptkbp:fullTitle An Act to protect wage standards on Federal construction projects
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Davis–Bacon Prevailing Wage Act
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_J._Davis
gptkb:Robert_L._Bacon
gptkbp:purpose protect local wage standards
gptkbp:relatedTo public works projects
prevailing wage laws
gptkbp:requires payment of local prevailing wages
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Herbert_Hoover
gptkbp:subjectOf legal controversies
policy debates
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Davis–Bacon_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6