Author: Peter Philips
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351891049
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 233

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Prevailing wage laws affecting the construction industry in the United States exist at the Federal and State levels. These laws require that construction workers employed by contractors on government works be paid at least the wage rates and fringe benefits 'prevailing' for similar work where government contract work is performed. The federal law (Davis-Bacon Act) was passed in 1931. By 1969 four fifth of States had enacted prevailing wage legislation. In the 1970s, facing fiscal crises, States considered repealing their laws in an effort to reduce construction costs, and since 1979 nine States have repealed their laws. These repeals at State level along with unsuccessful attempts to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act have pushed prevailing wages to the forefront of public policy and controversy. This book, for the first time, brings together scholarly research in the economics of prevailing wages placed in historical and institutional context.

Author: United States. Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions
Publisher:
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Category : Labor laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1510

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Author: United States. National Labor Relations Board. Office of the General Counsel
Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 68

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Author: United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Publisher:
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Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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Category : Employee fringe benefits
Languages : en
Pages : 182

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Author: Richard A. Epstein
Publisher: Hoover Press
ISBN: 0817949437
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 206

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With the Obama administration in the White House and an overwhelmingly Democratic Congress, passage of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) appears likely. But it can and should be stopped if at all possible, given the adverse impact that it will have on the workplace and the overall economy. In The Case against the Employee Free Choice Act, Richard Epstein examines this proposed legislation and why it is a large step backward in labor relations that will work to the detriment of employees, employers, and the public at large.

Author: United States. National Labor Relations Board. Office of the General Counsel
Publisher:
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Category : Labor laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 534

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Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1452

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The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Author: United States. Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions
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Languages : en
Pages : 28

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Author: United States. Congressional Budget Office
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Category : Budget
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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