Davis-Bacon Act Reinstated
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 10.31.05
On October 26, the White House announced that, effective November 8, 2005, it would reinstate the Davis-Bacon Act provisions requiring that construction workers be paid the local prevailing wage, suspended on September 8 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. When reinstated on November 8, the provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act will not be applied retroactively to wages paid during the suspension.
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Client Alert | 6 min read | 11.19.25
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