48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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7 sections with “wage underpayment”

  • FAR 22.406-9 Withholding from or suspension of contract payments.
    …g officer must withhold from payments due the contractor an amount equal to the estimated wage underpayment and estimated liquidated damages due the United States under the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards statute. (See 22.302.) (1…
  • FAR 22.406-8 Investigations.
    …t that employee's prior signed consent. (3) Send a written request to the Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, to obtain— (i) Investigation and enforcement instructions; or (ii) Available pertinent Department of Labor files. (4) Obtai…
  • FAR 22.2109 Enforcement of Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements.
    …equired by section 3 of the E.O., has assigned this authority to the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division. Contracting agencies do not have authority to conduct compliance investigations under 29 CFR part 13 as implemented in this su…
  • DFARS 222.406-9 Withholding from or suspension of contract payments.
    …ue a contractor are not available to satisfy that contractor's liability for Construction Wage Rate Requirements or CWHSS statute wage underpayments or liquidated damages. (c) Disposition of contract payments withheld or suspended—(3) Limi…
  • FAR 22.302 Liquidated damages and overtime pay.
    …ts, the responsible contractor or subcontractor must pay the affected employee any unpaid wages and pay liquidated damages to the Government. The contracting officer must assess liquidated damages at the rate specified at 29 CFR 5.5(b)(2) p…
  • FAR 22.1022 Withholding of contract payments.
    …the Department of Labor from a level no lower than that of Deputy Regional Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, shall withhold—the amount needed to pay such underpaid employees from accrued payments due the contractor…
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    …s specifically authorized by the Contracting Officer. (4) The hourly rates shall include wages, indirect costs, general and administrative expense, and profit. Fractional parts of an hour shall be payable on a prorated basis. (5) Vouchers…

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.