A19 - Wage Determination_New Hanover County.pdf

"REGISTER OF WAGE DETERMINATIONS UNDER | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT | EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION

By direction of the Secretary of Labor | WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

| WASHINGTON D.C. 20210

| Wage Determination No.: 2015-4397

Daniel W. Simms Division of | Revision No.: 30

Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Last Revision: 12/03/2025

State: North Carolina

Area: North Carolina Counties of New Hanover, Pender

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations

01011 - Accounting Clerk I 17.75

01012 - Accounting Clerk II 19.92

01013 - Accounting Clerk III 22.28

01020 - Administrative Assistant 29.87

01035 - Court Reporter 20.55

01041 - Customer Service Representative I 14.47

01042 - Customer Service Representative II 15.79

01043 - Customer Service Representative III 17.72

01051 - Data Entry Operator I 17.58

01052 - Data Entry Operator II 19.18

01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle 22.34

01070 - Document Preparation Clerk 17.02

01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator 17.02

01111 - General Clerk I 15.01

01112 - General Clerk II 16.38

01113 - General Clerk III 18.38

01120 - Housing Referral Assistant 22.90

01141 - Messenger Courier 17.47

01191 - Order Clerk I 15.87

01192 - Order Clerk II 17.33

01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I 17.74

01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II 19.84

01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III 22.11

01270 - Production Control Clerk 23.74

01290 - Rental Clerk 17.58

01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance 18.37

01311 - Secretary I 18.37

01312 - Secretary II 20.55

01313 - Secretary III 22.90

01320 - Service Order Dispatcher 19.97

01410 - Supply Technician 29.87

01420 - Survey Worker 19.68

01460 - Switchboard Operator/Receptionist 16.78

01531 - Travel Clerk I 16.01

01532 - Travel Clerk II 17.06

01533 - Travel Clerk III 18.16

01611 - Word Processor I 16.37

01612 - Word Processor II 18.37

01613 - Word Processor III 20.55

05000 - Automotive Service Occupations

05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass 24.34

05010 - Automotive Electrician 21.16

05040 - Automotive Glass Installer 19.79

05070 - Automotive Worker 19.79

05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer 17.18

05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic 22.36

05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker 19.79

05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic 22.36

05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper 15.60

05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker 18.52

05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker 19.79

05310 - Painter, Automotive 21.16

05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist 19.79

05370 - Tire Repairer 16.46

05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist 22.36

07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations

07010 - Baker 15.48

07041 - Cook I 15.92

07042 - Cook II 18.34

07070 - Dishwasher 13.95

07130 - Food Service Worker 14.96

07210 - Meat Cutter 18.69

07260 - Waiter/Waitress 10.36

09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations

09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter 21.47

09040 - Furniture Handler 12.88

09080 - Furniture Refinisher 21.47

09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper 15.83

09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor 18.80

09130 - Upholsterer 21.47

11000 - General Services And Support Occupations

11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles 14.82

11060 - Elevator Operator 15.92

11090 - Gardener 23.53

11122 - Housekeeping Aide 16.07

11150 - Janitor 16.07

11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance 17.38

11240 - Maid or Houseman 14.15

11260 - Pruner 15.45

11270 - Tractor Operator 21.36

11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker 17.38

11360 - Window Cleaner 18.08

12000 - Health Occupations

12010 - Ambulance Driver 21.30

12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician 26.05

12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant 34.64

12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant 33.49

12020 - Dental Assistant 24.25

12025 - Dental Hygienist 42.42

12030 - EKG Technician 33.96

12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 33.96

12040 - Emergency Medical Technician 21.30

12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I 23.29

12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II 26.05

12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III 29.03

12100 - Medical Assistant 18.85

12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician 26.95

12160 - Medical Record Clerk 17.30

12190 - Medical Record Technician 19.35

12195 - Medical Transcriptionist 23.29

12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist 57.24

12221 - Nursing Assistant I 12.71

12222 - Nursing Assistant II 14.30

12223 - Nursing Assistant III 15.60

12224 - Nursing Assistant IV 17.51

12235 - Optical Dispenser 25.76

12236 - Optical Technician 23.29

12250 - Pharmacy Technician 18.48

12280 - Phlebotomist 18.53

12305 - Radiologic Technologist 31.21

12311 - Registered Nurse I 25.23

12312 - Registered Nurse II 30.85

12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist 30.85

12314 - Registered Nurse III 37.32

12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist 37.32

12316 - Registered Nurse IV 44.74

12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing) 32.26

12320 - Substance Abuse Treatment Counselor 25.69

13000 - Information And Arts Occupations

13011 - Exhibits Specialist I 22.29

13012 - Exhibits Specialist II 27.61

13013 - Exhibits Specialist III 33.77

13041 - Illustrator I 22.29

13042 - Illustrator II 27.61

13043 - Illustrator III 33.77

13047 - Librarian 30.58

13050 - Library Aide/Clerk 17.52

13054 - Library Information Technology Systems 27.61

Administrator

13058 - Library Technician 23.73

13061 - Media Specialist I 19.93

13062 - Media Specialist II 22.29

13063 - Media Specialist III 24.84

13071 - Photographer I 17.63

13072 - Photographer II 19.72

13073 - Photographer III 24.43

13074 - Photographer IV 29.89

13075 - Photographer V 36.16

13090 - Technical Order Library Clerk 22.00

13110 - Video Teleconference Technician 21.58

14000 - Information Technology Occupations

14041 - Computer Operator I 19.65

14042 - Computer Operator II 22.00

14043 - Computer Operator III 24.96

14044 - Computer Operator IV 27.24

14045 - Computer Operator V 30.16

14071 - Computer Programmer I (see 1)

14072 - Computer Programmer II (see 1)

14073 - Computer Programmer III (see 1)

14074 - Computer Programmer IV (see 1)

14101 - Computer Systems Analyst I (see 1)

14102 - Computer Systems Analyst II (see 1)

14103 - Computer Systems Analyst III (see 1)

14150 - Peripheral Equipment Operator 19.65

14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician 27.24

14170 - System Support Specialist 30.16

15000 - Instructional Occupations

15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated) 31.76

15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated) 38.42

15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot) 46.05

15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor 31.76

15060 - Educational Technologist 28.79

15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot) 46.05

15080 - Graphic Artist 24.29

15085 - Maintenance Test Pilot, Fixed, Jet/Prop 46.05

15086 - Maintenance Test Pilot, Rotary Wing 46.05

15088 - Non-Maintenance Test/Co-Pilot 46.05

15090 - Technical Instructor 24.15

15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer 29.54

15110 - Test Proctor 19.50

15120 - Tutor 19.50

16000 - Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, Pressing And Related Occupations

16010 - Assembler 10.75

16030 - Counter Attendant 10.75

16040 - Dry Cleaner 13.39

16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine 10.75

16090 - Presser, Hand 10.75

16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning 10.75

16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts 10.75

16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry 10.75

16190 - Sewing Machine Operator 14.29

16220 - Tailor 15.21

16250 - Washer, Machine 11.61

19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations

19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room) 25.61

19040 - Tool And Die Maker 31.44

21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations

21020 - Forklift Operator 20.29

21030 - Material Coordinator 23.74

21040 - Material Expediter 23.74

21050 - Material Handling Laborer 17.43

21071 - Order Filler 16.67

21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing) 20.29

21110 - Shipping Packer 18.08

21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk 18.08

21140 - Store Worker I 14.66

21150 - Stock Clerk 20.85

21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant 20.29

21410 - Warehouse Specialist 20.29

23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations

23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder 29.05

23019 - Aircraft Logs and Records Technician 22.81

23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I 27.54

23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II 29.05

23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III 30.53

23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper 19.22

23050 - Aircraft, Painter 26.06

23060 - Aircraft Servicer 22.81

23070 - Aircraft Survival Flight Equipment Technician 26.06

23080 - Aircraft Worker 24.38

23091 - Aircrew Life Support Equipment (ALSE) Mechanic 24.38

I

23092 - Aircrew Life Support Equipment (ALSE) Mechanic 27.54

II

23110 - Appliance Mechanic 26.59

23120 - Bicycle Repairer 20.80

23125 - Cable Splicer 36.44

23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance 23.24

23140 - Carpet Layer 23.96

23160 - Electrician, Maintenance 24.55

23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I 29.96

23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II 31.99

23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III 33.83

23260 - Fabric Worker 22.42

23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic 24.34

23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer 20.80

23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic 24.54

23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator 19.04

23370 - General Maintenance Worker 21.41

23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 27.54

23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer 22.81

23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker 24.38

23391 - Gunsmith I 20.80

23392 - Gunsmith II 23.96

23393 - Gunsmith III 27.07

23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning 23.67

Mechanic

23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contidioning 24.97

Mechanic (Research Facility)

23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic 29.49

23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator 23.17

23460 - Instrument Mechanic 27.07

23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic 25.61

23470 - Laborer 17.43

23510 - Locksmith 25.61

23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic 29.48

23550 - Machinist, Maintenance 26.76

23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper 17.86

23591 - Metrology Technician I 27.07

23592 - Metrology Technician II 28.56

23593 - Metrology Technician III 30.00

23640 - Millwright 29.78

23710 - Office Appliance Repairer 22.22

23760 - Painter, Maintenance 18.52

23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance 26.16

23810 - Plumber, Maintenance 24.75

23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic 27.07

23850 - Rigger 27.07

23870 - Scale Mechanic 23.96

23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance 23.79

23910 - Small Engine Mechanic 20.60

23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I 30.47

23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II 32.14

23950 - Telephone Lineman 26.62

23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance 23.13

23965 - Well Driller 26.28

23970 - Woodcraft Worker 27.07

23980 - Woodworker 20.80

24000 - Personal Needs Occupations

24550 - Case Manager 23.08

24570 - Child Care Attendant 13.48

24580 - Child Care Center Clerk 19.11

24610 - Chore Aide 14.26

24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services 23.08

Coordinator

24630 - Homemaker 23.08

25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations

25010 - Boiler Tender 26.66

25040 - Sewage Plant Operator 25.23

25070 - Stationary Engineer 26.66

25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender 18.60

25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator 25.23

27000 - Protective Service Occupations

27004 - Alarm Monitor 21.69

27007 - Baggage Inspector 17.55

27008 - Corrections Officer 22.48

27010 - Court Security Officer 20.04

27030 - Detection Dog Handler 19.64

27040 - Detention Officer 22.48

27070 - Firefighter 17.40

27101 - Guard I 17.55

27102 - Guard II 19.64

27131 - Police Officer I 23.19

27132 - Police Officer II 25.77

28000 - Recreation Occupations

28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator 15.99

28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer 17.61

28043 - Carnival Worker 11.56

28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender 20.20

28310 - Lifeguard 12.88

28350 - Park Attendant (Aide) 22.59

28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant 16.49

28515 - Recreation Specialist 26.28

28630 - Sports Official 18.00

28690 - Swimming Pool Operator 20.28

29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services

29010 - Blocker And Bracer 34.05

29020 - Hatch Tender 34.05

29030 - Line Handler 34.05

29041 - Stevedore I 31.87

29042 - Stevedore II 36.40

30000 - Technical Occupations

30010 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Center (HFO) (see 2) 46.07

30011 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Station (HFO) (see 2) 31.77

30012 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Terminal (HFO) (see 2) 34.99

30021 - Archeological Technician I 20.00

30022 - Archeological Technician II 22.37

30023 - Archeological Technician III 27.73

30030 - Cartographic Technician 27.73

30040 - Civil Engineering Technician 26.60

30051 - Cryogenic Technician I 30.70

30052 - Cryogenic Technician II 33.91

30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I 20.00

30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II 22.37

30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III 24.95

30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV 30.70

30081 - Engineering Technician I 17.82

30082 - Engineering Technician II 20.00

30083 - Engineering Technician III 22.37

30084 - Engineering Technician IV 27.73

30085 - Engineering Technician V 33.91

30086 - Engineering Technician VI 41.03

30090 - Environmental Technician 21.91

30095 - Evidence Control Specialist 27.73

30210 - Laboratory Technician 24.29

30221 - Latent Fingerprint Technician I 30.70

30222 - Latent Fingerprint Technician II 33.91

30240 - Mathematical Technician 27.73

30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I 23.03

30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II 28.53

30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III 34.91

30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV 42.23

30375 - Petroleum Supply Specialist 33.91

30390 - Photo-Optics Technician 27.73

30395 - Radiation Control Technician 33.91

30461 - Technical Writer I 30.25

30462 - Technical Writer II 36.99

30463 - Technical Writer III 44.76

30491 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I 29.28

30492 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician II 35.43

30493 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III 42.46

30494 - Unexploded (UXO) Safety Escort 29.28

30495 - Unexploded (UXO) Sweep Personnel 29.28

30501 - Weather Forecaster I 30.70

30502 - Weather Forecaster II 37.35

30620 - Weather Observer, Combined Upper Air Or (see 2) 24.95

Surface Programs

30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (see 2) 27.73

31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations

31010 - Airplane Pilot 35.43

31020 - Bus Aide 12.97

31030 - Bus Driver 18.93

31043 - Driver Courier 16.32

31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant 15.00

31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver 14.93

31310 - Taxi Driver 14.19

31361 - Truckdriver, Light 17.98

31362 - Truckdriver, Medium 19.38

31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy 23.28

31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer 23.28

99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations

99020 - Cabin Safety Specialist 17.27

99030 - Cashier 13.23

99050 - Desk Clerk 14.51

99095 - Embalmer 29.28

99130 - Flight Follower 29.28

99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I 19.64

99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II 21.57

99260 - Marketing Analyst 32.71

99310 - Mortician 29.28

99410 - Pest Controller 17.65

99510 - Photofinishing Worker 15.39

99710 - Recycling Laborer 24.28

99711 - Recycling Specialist 29.57

99730 - Refuse Collector 21.62

99810 - Sales Clerk 14.19

99820 - School Crossing Guard 16.61

99830 - Survey Party Chief 29.18

99831 - Surveying Aide 17.26

99832 - Surveying Technician 23.67

99840 - Vending Machine Attendant 20.95

99841 - Vending Machine Repairer 26.58

99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper 20.95

Note: Executive Order (EO) 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal

Contractors, applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract Act for which the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was issued) on or after January 1, 2017. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must provide employees with 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours they work, up to 56 hours of paid sick leave each year. Employees must be permitted to use paid sick leave for their own illness, injury or other health-related needs, including preventive care; to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is ill, injured, or has other health-related needs, including preventive care; or for reasons resulting from, or to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is the victim of, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

Note: Executive Order 13658 generally applies to contracts subject to the Service

Contract Act that were awarded on or between January 1, 2015 and January 29, 2022, and that have not been renewed or extended on or after January 30, 2022. If a contract is subject to Executive Order 13658, the contractor must pay all covered workers at least $13.30 per hour (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination, if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contract in

2025. The applicable Executive Order minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually.

Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under

Executive Order 13658 is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $5.55 per hour, up to 40 hours per week, or $222.00 per week or

$962.00 per month

HEALTH & WELFARE EO 13706: $5.09 per hour, up to 40 hours per week, or $203.60 per week, or $882.27 per month*

*This rate is to be used only when compensating employees for performance on an SCA-covered contract also covered by EO 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal

Contractors. A contractor may not receive credit toward its SCA obligations for any paid sick leave provided pursuant to EO 13706.

VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor; 3 weeks after 8 years, and 4 weeks after 20 years. Length of service includes the whole span of continuous service with the present contractor or successor, wherever employed, and with the predecessor contractors in the performance of similar work at the same Federal facility. (Reg. 29 CFR 4.173)

HOLIDAYS: A minimum of eleven paid holidays per year: New Year's Day, Martin

Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth

National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans'

Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. (A contractor may substitute for any of the named holidays another day off with pay in accordance with a plan communicated to the employees involved.) (See 29 CFR 4.174)

THE OCCUPATIONS WHICH HAVE NUMBERED FOOTNOTES IN PARENTHESES RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING:

1) COMPUTER EMPLOYEES: This wage determination does not apply to any individual employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, as defined in 29 C.F.R. Part 541. (See 41 C.F.R. 6701(3)). Because most Computer

Systems Analysts and Computer Programmers who are paid at least $27.63 per hour (or at least $684 per week if paid on a salary or fee basis) likely qualify as exempt computer professionals under 29 U.S.C. 213(a)(1) and 29 U.S.C. 213(a)(17), this wage determination may not include wage rates for all occupations within those job families. In such instances, a conformance will be necessary if there are nonexempt employees in these job families working on the contract.

Job titles vary widely and change quickly in the computer industry, and are not determinative of whether an employee is an exempt computer professional. To be exempt, computer employees who satisfy the compensation requirements must also have a primary duty that consists of:

(1) The application of systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users, to determine hardware, software or system functional specifications;

(2) The design, development, documentation, analysis, creation, testing or modification of computer systems or programs, including prototypes, based on and related to user or system design specifications;

(3) The design, documentation, testing, creation or modification of computer programs related to machine operating systems; or

(4) A combination of the aforementioned duties, the performance of which requires the same level of skills. (29 C.F.R. 541.400).

Any computer employee who meets the applicable compensation requirements and the above duties test qualifies as an exempt computer professional under both section

13(a)(1) and section 13(a)(17) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. (Field Assistance

Bulletin No. 2006-3 (Dec. 14, 2006)). Accordingly, this wage determination will not apply to any exempt computer employee regardless of which of these two exemptions is utilized.

2) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND WEATHER OBSERVERS - NIGHT PAY & SUNDAY PAY: If you work at night as part of a regular tour of duty, you will earn a night differential and receive an additional 10% of basic pay for any hours worked between 6pm and 6am.

If you are a full-time employed (40 hours a week) and Sunday is part of your regularly scheduled workweek, you are paid at your rate of basic pay plus a Sunday premium of 25% of your basic rate for each hour of Sunday work which is not overtime

(i.e. occasional work on Sunday outside the normal tour of duty is considered overtime work).

** HAZARDOUS PAY DIFFERENTIAL **

An 8 percent differential is applicable to employees employed in a position that represents a high degree of hazard when working with or in close proximity to ordnance, explosives, and incendiary materials. This includes work such as screening, blending, dying, mixing, and pressing of sensitive ordnance, explosives, and pyrotechnic compositions such as lead azide, black powder and photoflash powder.

All dry-house activities involving propellants or explosives. Demilitarization, modification, renovation, demolition, and maintenance operations on sensitive ordnance, explosives and incendiary materials. All operations involving re-grading and cleaning of artillery ranges.

A 4 percent differential is applicable to employees employed in a position that represents a low degree of hazard when working with, or in close proximity to ordnance, (or employees possibly adjacent to) explosives and incendiary materials which involves potential injury such as laceration of hands, face, or arms of the employee engaged in the operation, irritation of the skin, minor burns and the like;

minimal damage to immediate or adjacent work area or equipment being used. All operations involving, unloading, storage, and hauling of ordnance, explosive, and incendiary ordnance material other than small arms ammunition. These differentials are only applicable to work that has been specifically designated by the agency for ordnance, explosives, and incendiary material differential pay.

** UNIFORM ALLOWANCE **

If employees are required to wear uniforms in the performance of this contract

(either by the terms of the Government contract, by the employer, by the state or local law, etc.), the cost of furnishing such uniforms and maintaining (by laundering or dry cleaning) such uniforms is an expense that may not be borne by an employee where such cost reduces the hourly rate below that required by the wage determination. The Department of Labor will accept payment in accordance with the following standards as compliance:

The contractor or subcontractor is required to furnish all employees with an adequate number of uniforms without cost or to reimburse employees for the actual cost of the uniforms. In addition, where uniform cleaning and maintenance is made the responsibility of the employee, all contractors and subcontractors subject to this wage determination shall (in the absence of a bona fide collective bargaining agreement providing for a different amount, or the furnishing of contrary affirmative proof as to the actual cost), reimburse all employees for such cleaning and maintenance at a rate of $3.35 per week (or $.67 cents per day). However, in those instances where the uniforms furnished are made of ""wash and wear"" materials, may be routinely washed and dried with other personal garments, and do not require any special treatment such as dry cleaning, daily washing, or commercial laundering in order to meet the cleanliness or appearance standards set by the terms of the Government contract, by the contractor, by law, or by the nature of the work, there is no requirement that employees be reimbursed for uniform maintenance costs.

** SERVICE CONTRACT ACT DIRECTORY OF OCCUPATIONS **

The duties of employees under job titles listed are those described in the

""Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations"", Fifth Edition (Revision 1), dated September 2015, unless otherwise indicated.

** REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATION AND WAGE RATE, Standard

Form 1444 (SF-1444) **

Conformance Process:

The contracting officer shall require that any class of service employee which is not listed herein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e., the work to be performed is not performed by any classification listed in the wage determination), be classified by the contractor so as to provide a reasonable relationship (i.e., appropriate level of skill comparison) between such unlisted classifications and the classifications listed in the wage determination (See 29 CFR

4.6(b)(2)(i)). Such conforming procedures shall be initiated by the contractor prior to the performance of contract work by such unlisted class(es) of employees

(See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(ii)). The Wage and Hour Division shall make a final determination of conformed classification, wage rate, and/or fringe benefits which shall be paid to all employees performing in the classification from the first day of work on which contract work is performed by them in the classification. Failure to pay such unlisted employees the compensation agreed upon by the interested parties and/or fully determined by the Wage and Hour Division retroactive to the date such class of employees commenced contract work shall be a violation of the Act and this contract. (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(v)). When multiple wage determinations are included in a contract, a separate SF-1444 should be prepared for each wage determination to which a class(es) is to be conformed.

The process for preparing a conformance request is as follows:

1) When preparing the bid, the contractor identifies the need for a conformed occupation(s) and computes a proposed rate(s).

2) After contract award, the contractor prepares a written report listing in order the proposed classification title(s), a Federal grade equivalency (FGE) for each proposed classification(s), job description(s), and rationale for proposed wage rate(s), including information regarding the agreement or disagreement of the authorized representative of the employees involved, or where there is no authorized representative, the employees themselves. This report should be submitted to the contracting officer no later than 30 days after such unlisted class(es) of employees performs any contract work.

3) The contracting officer reviews the proposed action and promptly submits a report of the action, together with the agency's recommendations and pertinent information including the position of the contractor and the employees, to the U.S.

Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, for review (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(ii)).

4) Within 30 days of receipt, the Wage and Hour Division approves, modifies, or disapproves the action via transmittal to the agency contracting officer, or notifies the contracting officer that additional time will be required to process the request.

5) The contracting officer transmits the Wage and Hour Division's decision to the contractor.

6) Each affected employee shall be furnished by the contractor with a written copy of such determination or it shall be posted as a part of the wage determination (See

29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(iii)).

Information required by the Regulations must be submitted on SF-1444 or bond paper.

When preparing a conformance request, the ""Service Contract Act Directory of

Occupations"" should be used to compare job definitions to ensure that duties requested are not performed by a classification already listed in the wage determination. Remember, it is not the job title, but the required tasks that determine whether a class is included in an established wage determination.

Conformances may not be used to artificially split, combine, or subdivide classifications listed in the wage determination (See 29 CFR 4.152(c)(1))."