48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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7 sections with “Payrolls and Basic Records”

  • FAR 52.222-8 Payrolls and Basic Records.
    As prescribed in 22.407(a), insert the following clause: Payrolls and Basic Records (JUL 2021) (a) Payrolls and basic records relating thereto shall be maintained by the Contractor during the course of the work and preserved for a period …
  • FAR 22.406-6 Payrolls and statements.
    (a) Submission. In accordance with the clause at 52.222-8, Payrolls and Basic Records, the contractor must submit or cause to be submitted, within 7 calendar days after the regular payment date of the payroll week covered, for the contracto…
  • FAR 52.222-4 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensation.
    …Contractor that are subject to the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards statute. (d) Payrolls and basic records. (1) The Contractor and its subcontractors shall maintain payrolls and basic payroll records for all laborers and mechanics…
  • FAR 22.406-4 Apprentices and trainees.
    …nt records of apprentices and trainees made available pursuant to the clause at 52.222-8, Payrolls and Basic Records, to ensure that the contractor has complied with the clause at 52.222-9, Apprentices and Trainees. (b) If a contractor has…
  • FAR 22.407 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    … Construction Wage Rate Requirements. (2) 52.222-7, Withholding of Funds. (3) 52.222-8, Payrolls and Basic Records. (4) 52.222-9, Apprentices and Trainees. (5) 52.222-10, Compliance with Copeland Act Requirements. (6) 52.222-11, Subcon…
  • FAR 52.222-11 Subcontracts (Labor Standards).
    …nsation (if the clause is included in this contract); (3) Apprentices and Trainees; (4) Payrolls and Basic Records; (5) Compliance with Copeland Act Requirements; (6) Withholding of Funds; (7) Subcontracts (Labor Standards); (8) Contr…
  • FAR 52.222-12 Contract Termination—Debarment.
    …Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensation, Apprentices and Trainees, Payrolls and Basic Records, Compliance with Copeland Act Requirements, Subcontracts (Labor Standards), Compliance with Construction Wage Rate Requirem…

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.