Summary

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division. The document covers Wage Determination No. 2015-4591 (Revision 31, effective 12/03/2025) for service contracts in Alabama counties including Bibb, Blount, Jefferson, Shelby, St Clair, and Walker. The wage determination establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for over 200 occupational classifications across various service sectors including administrative, automotive, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional services, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical, and transportation occupations.

All occupations listed are required to provide fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week, $222.00 per week, or $962.00 per month) for health and welfare, plus 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service, 3 weeks after 8 years, and 4 weeks after 20 years, and a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. Specific annotations apply to computer employees (footnote 1), air traffic controllers and weather observers receiving night pay and Sunday pay differentials (footnote 2), and hazardous work differentials of 8 percent and 4 percent for high and low degree hazard positions, respectively. Uniform allowance requirements are detailed, and procedures for requesting authorization of additional job classifications and wage rates via Standard Form 1444 are outlined, requiring contractor submission within 30 days of identifying unlisted occupations.