Prevailing Wage Audits: What’s Your Strategy?
As we dive head first into summer, the construction season is well underway.
Bona Fide Fringe Benefits: Tough Choices
I spend a substantial amount of my time each week talking with prospective new construction company clients about fringe benefit plans.
Would your employees like to receive double unemployment benefits and fully paid uninterrupted medical insurance during the seasonal layoff?
As we enter into February most of us are growing tired of the long dark nights and the cold weather. Most of our clients, at least the ones that work outside, will remain shut-down for the next two months.
Annualization Issues Threaten Some Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plans
Many merit shop contractors throughout the United States fund supplemental unemployment benefit (SUB) plans to satisfy the fringe benefit obligation of the Davis-Bacon Act.
Utilize Prevailing Fringe Benefit Contributions to Satisfy Government Mandates
Federal and state governments often require employers to provide certain benefits to employees. President Obama signed his latest executive order on Labor Day, which extends the number of paid sick days mandated for federal contractors.
Apprentice & Safety Training Benefits
Apprentice training and safety training are considered bona fide fringe benefits and therefore can be paid for with prevailing wage fringe benefit contributions.