D.2 WAGE DETERMINATION 1998 0223 REV 42 DATED 12212020.pdf

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

THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT | EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRAT

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

| WASHINGTON D.C. 20210

| Wage Determination No.: 1998-0223 Daniel W. Simms Division of | Revision No.: 42 Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Last Revision: 12/21/202 Note: Under Executive Order (EO) 13658 an hourly minimum wage of $10.95 fo calendar year 2021 applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contrac Act for which the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was issued) on after January 1 2015. If this contract is covered by the EO the contractor must pay all workers in any classification listed on this wage determinati at least $10.95 per hour (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contr in calendar year 2021. The EO minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually.

Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections u the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

States: Arkansas Louisiana Texas

Area: Arkansas Counties of Columbia Hempstead Howard Lafayette Little River Miller Nevada Sevier

Louisiana Parishes of Bienville Bossier Caddo Claiborne De Soto East Carroll Jackson Lincoln Madison Morehouse Ouachita Red River Richland Union Webster West Carroll

Texas Counties of Bowie Camp Cass Cherokee Franklin Gregg Harrison Marion Morris Panola Red River Rusk Titus Upshur

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE

Food & Lodging:

07041 - Cook I 07042 - Cook II 07070 - Dishwasher 07130 - Food Service Worker 07260 - Waiter/Waitress 11060 - Elevator Operator 11210 - Laborer Grounds Maintenance 11240 - Maid or Houseman 99030 - Cashier 99050 - Desk Clerk (see 1)

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Halfway House & Residential Community Treatment:

01011 - Accounting Clerk I 01012 - Accounting Clerk II 01111 - General Clerk I 01311 - Secretary I 01611 - Word Processor I 07041 - Cook I 07042 - Cook II 07070 - Dishwasher 07130 - Food Service Worker 11150 - Janitor 11210 - Laborer Grounds Maintenance 11240 - Maid or Houseman 23370 - General Maintenance Worker 27101 - Guard I 27102 - Guard II 99050 - Desk Clerk (see 1) Moving & Storage:

21020 - Forklift Operator 21050 - Material Handling Laborer 21110 - Shipping Packer 21410 - Warehouse Specialist 31361 - Truckdriver Light 31362 - Truckdriver Medium 31363 - Truckdriver Heavy 31364 - Truckdriver Tractor-Trailer

Note: Executive Order (EO) 13706 Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract Act f the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was issued) on or after Janu 2017. If this contract is covered by the EO the contractor must provide e with 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours they work up to 56 hours sick leave each year. Employees must be permitted to use paid sick leave f own illness injury or other health-related needs including preventive care assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who injured or has other health-related needs including preventive care; or fo reasons resulting from or to assist a family member (or person who is like to the employee) who is the victim of domestic violence sexual assault or stalking. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker pr under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $4.54 per hour up to 40 hours per week or $181.60 per we $786.93 per month

HEALTH & WELFARE EO 13706: $4.22 per hour up to 40 hours per week or $168.

week or $731.47 per month*

*This rate is to be used only when compensating employees for performance covered contract also covered by EO 13706 Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Contractors. A contractor may not receive credit toward its SCA obligatio paid sick leave provided pursuant to EO 13706.

VACATION: 1 week paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor o successor; 2 weeks after 2 years; and 3 weeks after 10 years. Length of s includes the whole span of continuous service with the present contractor successor wherever employed and with the predecessor contractors in the performance of similar work at the same Federal facility. (Reg. 29 CFR 4.1

HOLIDAYS: A minimum of ten paid holidays per year: New Year's Day Martin King Jr.'s Birthday Washington's Birthday Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veterans' Day Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. ( contractor may substitute for any of the named holidays another day off wi accordance with a plan communicated to the employees involved.) (See 29 C

THE OCCUPATIONS WHICH HAVE NUMBERED FOOTNOTES IN PARENTHESES RECEIVE THE F

1) Rates are applicable only under the appropriate occupational category.

** UNIFORM ALLOWANCE **

If employees are required to wear uniforms in the performance of this cont (either by the terms of the Government contract by the employer by the sta 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 bo employee where such cost reduces the hourly rate below that required by th determination. The Department of Labor will accept payment in accordance w following standards as compliance:

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

** 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 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 w not listed herein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e. the be performed is not performed by any classification listed in the wage determination) be classified by the contractor so as to provide a reasonab relationship (i.e. appropriate level of skill comparison) between such unl classifications and the classifications listed in the wage determination.

conformed classes of employees shall be paid the monetary wages and furnis fringe benefits as are determined (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(i)). Such conformi procedures shall be initiated by the contractor prior to the performance o work by such unlisted class(es) of employees (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(ii)). T and Hour Division shall make a final determination of conformed classifica rate and/or fringe benefits which shall be retroactive to the commencement the contract (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(iv)(C)(vi)). When multiple wage determi are included in a contract a separate SF-1444 should be prepared for each 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 conform occupation(s) and computes a proposed rate(s).

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

3) The contracting officer reviews the proposed action and promptly submit of the action together with the agency's recommendations and pertinent information including the position of the contractor and the employees to and Hour Division U.S. Department of Labor for review (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2

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

5) The contracting officer transmits the Wage and Hour decision to the con

6) The contractor informs the affected employees.

Information required by the Regulations must be submitted on SF-1444 or bo

When preparing a conformance request the ""Service Contract Act Directory Occupations"" (the Directory) should be used to compare job definitions to that duties requested are not performed by a classification already listed wage determination. Remember it is not the job title but the required task 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."