48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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9 sections with “prevailing wage requirements”

  • FAR 22.403-1 Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute.
    …borer or mechanic employed directly upon the site of the work shall receive less than the prevailing wage rates as determined by the Secretary of Labor.
  • FAR 22.404 Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute wage determinations.
    The Department of Labor is responsible for issuing wage determinations reflecting prevailing wages, including fringe benefits. The wage determinations apply only to those laborers and mechanics employed by a contractor upon the site of the …
  • FAR 22.404-1 Types of wage determinations.
    (a) General wage determinations. (1) A general wage determination contains prevailing wage rates for the types of construction designated in the determination, and is used in contracts performed within a specified geographical area. General…
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    …s clause shall excuse the Contractor from compliance with any applicable Federal or State prevailing wage law or any applicable law or municipal ordinance or any applicable contract establishing a minimum wage higher than the E.O. 14026 min…
  • FAR 52.222-7 Withholding of Funds.
    …tract with the same Prime Contractor, or any other federally assisted contract subject to prevailing wage requirements, which is held by the same Prime Contractor, so much of the accrued payments or advances as may be considered necessary t…
  • FAR 52.222-8 Payrolls and Basic Records.
    …n of the Department of Labor for purposes of an investigation or audit of compliance with prevailing wage requirements. It is not a violation of this section for a Prime Contractor to require a subcontractor to provide addresses and social …
  • FAR 22.1006 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …djustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts), applies to both contracts subject to area prevailing wage determinations and contracts subject to the incumbent contractor's collective bargaining agreement in effect during this contract's pr…
  • FAR 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
    …cord with the remedial purpose of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute to protect prevailing labor standards (41 U.S.C. 6707(b)). See 29 CFR 4.123 for a listing of administrative exemptions, tolerances, and variations. Requests for …
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    …Requirements (Construction) statute, and the Contractor may not receive credit toward its prevailing wage or fringe benefit obligations under those Acts for any paid sick leave provided in satisfaction of the requirements of E.O. 13706 and …

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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