Davis-Bacon : Employment of Helpers on Federal Contract Construction.

Reviews the issue of helpers (informal trainees or general utility workers) in Federal construction contracts and the attempts by the Carter and Reagan Administrations and Congress to determine their place under the wage rate determination system mandated by the Davis-Bacon Act. Reviews executive an...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Construction industry. Public contracts. Labor laws and legislation. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Reviews the issue of helpers (informal trainees or general utility workers) in Federal construction contracts and the attempts by the Carter and Reagan Administrations and Congress to determine their place under the wage rate determination system mandated by the Davis-Bacon Act. Reviews executive and Congressional activities to settle the helper issue.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.