SCA Wage Determination 2015-5583 Rev 29 12-03-25.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, effective as of December 3, 2025 (Wage Determination No. 2015-5583, Revision 29).

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract employees in Oregon counties including Hood River, Sherman, and Wasco. It lists approximately 200 occupational classifications across various industries—including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional services, laundry and dry-cleaning, machine tool operations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, and transportation/mobile equipment operations—with hourly wage rates ranging from $14.72 to $69.39. All listed occupations include fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week, or $222.00 per week/$962.00 per month), plus an alternate rate of $5.09 per hour for specific SCA-covered contracts. The determination mandates a minimum of two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after five years, and four weeks after 15 years; eleven paid holidays annually; and specifies additional compensation for night work differentials, Sunday premium pay, and hazardous duty pay (4-8 percent differentials). Special footnotes address computer employee exemptions, air traffic controller and weather observer night and Sunday pay supplements, and uniform allowances. The wage determination provides conformance procedures requiring contractors to classify unlisted occupations through Standard Form 1444 submissions to the Department of Labor within 30 days of work commencement by unlisted employee classes.