Avoiding Urban/Rural Wage Inequities in Determination of Prevailing Wage Rates Under the Davis-Bacon Act.

Traces the evolution of the Labor Department regulations restricting the use of urban wage data in the determination of prevailing wage rates for rural construction under Federal contracts or federally-aided programs under the Davis-Bacon Act of 1931. Examines prospects for legislative action on the...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1985.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Construction industry. Federal aid. Public contracts. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Traces the evolution of the Labor Department regulations restricting the use of urban wage data in the determination of prevailing wage rates for rural construction under Federal contracts or federally-aided programs under the Davis-Bacon Act of 1931. Examines prospects for legislative action on the matter.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.