CDBG_Davis_Beacon_Act_POSTER_2024_fedprojc.pdf
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- Virgil Darnell Hawkins Community Center
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- VDHCC-2025
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- Lake County, Orlando City, Florida
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This document is a Worker Rights poster issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division, specifically detailing worker protections under the Davis-Bacon Act for laborers and mechanics working on federal or federally assisted construction projects. The poster outlines key worker rights including prevailing wage requirements, overtime compensation, and enforcement mechanisms for labor standards.
The poster emphasizes critical worker protections such as mandatory payment of prevailing wage rates as determined by the Davis-Bacon Wage Decision, overtime pay of at least one and one-half times the basic rate for hours worked over 40 per week, and legal safeguards against retaliation. Enforcement provisions include potential contract payment withholdings, liquidated damages, contract termination, and contractor debarment for up to three years. The document also highlights potential civil or criminal prosecution for falsifying payroll records or inducing wage kickbacks, and provides contact information for the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division for workers seeking additional information or assistance.
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866-487-9243 dol.gov/agencies/whd
PREVAILING
WAGES
You must be paid not less than the wage rate listed in the Davis-Bacon Wage Decision posted with this notice for the work you perform.
OVERTIME You must be paid not less than one and one-half times your basic rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a work week. There are few exceptions.
ENFORCEMENT Contract payments can be withheld to ensure workers receive wages and overtime pay due, and liquidated damages may apply if overtime pay requirements are not met. Davis-Bacon contract clauses allow contract termination and debarment of contractors from future federal contracts for three years. A contractor who falsifies certified payroll records or induces wage kickbacks may be subject to civil or criminal prosecution, fines and/or imprisonment.
APPRENTICES Apprentice rates apply only to apprentices properly registered under approved federal or state apprenticeship programs.
RETALIATION The law prohibits discharging or otherwise retaliating against workers for filing a complaint, cooperating in an investigation, or testifying in a proceeding under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.
PROPER PAY If you do not receive proper pay, or require further information on the applicable wages, contact the Contracting Officer listed below:
or contact the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division.
WORKER RIGHTS
UNDER THE DAVIS-BACON ACT
FOR LABORERS AND MECHANICS
WORKING ON FEDERAL OR
FEDERALLY ASSISTED
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
WH1321 REV 07/24
WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
The law requires employers to display this poster where workers can readily see it.
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